Critical Thinking About Research
Psychology and Related Fields
by Harris M. Cooper, Julian Meltzoff
2nd Edition
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781433827105 |
| eText ISBN | 9781433827976 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
Critical Thinking About Research: Psychology and Related Fields, 2nd Edition, is a textbook designed to help students evaluate whether findings in behavioral science reports are warranted by their methods. It encourages readers to examine research critically rather than accept published claims without question.
The volume addresses fundamental stages of inquiry, including hypotheses, sampling, experimental design, data analysis, results interpretation, and research ethics. It connects conceptual rules of inquiry to realistic research contexts.
Intended for research methods courses at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level, the textbook features 17 fictitious journal articles containing embedded flaws, each paired with a commentary explaining errors of procedure and logic.
Table of Contents
Chapter Introduction: Why Psychologists and Professionals in Related Fields Need to be Critical Thinkers
- • Overview of the Chapters
- • Who Will Find This Book Useful?
Part I: Principles of Critical Thinking
Chapter 1: Seeking Trustworthy Knowledge
Chapter 2: Research Questions and Hypotheses
Chapter 3: Research Variables and Strategies
Chapter 4: The Sample
Chapter 5: Confounding Variables and Their Control
Chapter 6: Research Designs and Threats to Internal Validity
Chapter 7: Manipulation and Measurement Validity
Chapter 8: Data Analysis, Discussion, and Conclusions
Chapter 9: Inferences, Conclusions, and the Research Report
Chapter 10: Research Syntheses and Meta-Analysis
Chapter 11: Research Ethics
Part II: Critical Thinking Using Practice Articles
Chapter Practice Article 1: Use of Counselor “Street Talk” to Stimulate Self-Disclosure of Inner-City Youths
Chapter Practice Article 2: Treatment of Flying Phobia: Comparative Efficacy of Two Behavioral Methods
Chapter Practice Article 3: The Effect of Divorce on Sons’ Aggression
Chapter Practice Article 4: Dyslexia in Fifth-Grade Girls: Personality and Perceptual Factors
Chapter Practice Article 5: Time Estimation: Effect of Depression and Pleasantness or Unpleasantness of an Experience
Chapter Practice Article 6: Bossiness in Firstborn Girls
Chapter Practice Article 7: Effect of Context Upon Accuracy of Recall of Affective Experiences
Chapter Practice Article 8: The Effects of Medication and Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Insomnia
Chapter Practice Article 9: Midlife Crises of Men at Age 50
Chapter Practice Article 10: Effect of Job Stress and Stress Management on Low Back Pain
Chapter Practice Article 11: Evaluation of Health Maintenance Organizations
Chapter Practice Article 12: Effects of Jury Selection Consultation on Trial Outcome
Chapter Practice Article 13: Contingency Reinforcement in the Treatment of Talking Aloud to Self: A Single-Case Study
Chapter Practice Article 14: The Effect of Race of Examiner on IQ Scores of American Indians
Chapter Practice Article 15: Social Effects of Tax Deadline
Chapter Practice Article 16: Comparative Effectiveness of Teacher Management Styles in a Fifth-Grade Classroom
Chapter Practice Article 17: Age Differences in Gullibility: A Meta-Analysis
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