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This new edition of Martin's popular book provides enough information for students with no experimental background to be able to independently design, execute, interpret, and report simple psychological experiments. Martin emphasizes the decision-making aspects of research and fully explains the logic behind the research procedures.
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Students with no experimental background can learn to design, execute, and report simple psychological experiments with this conversational guide featuring step-by-step instruction, humorous footnotes, and cartoons. Chapters on making observations, searching the literature, planning multiple-variable experiments, and basic statistics also discuss how and when to cheat, and include summaries and references. The fourth edition incorporates the new APA style guidelines, and advice on giving effective presentations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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