Dr D. Haigney, University College Worcester
'Excellent book! Very clear and well presented - very, very useful.'
Contemporary Psychology
'The two authors have done a superb job of writing this book.'
Dr D. Haigney, University College Worcester
'[An] excellent book! Very clear and well presented - very, very useful.'
Primary Health Care
'...an excellent book for introducing psychological research and should be a core text for first and second year psychology undergraduates.'
Dr D. Haigney, University College Worcester
'Excellent book! Very clear and well presented - very, very useful.' –
Product Description
This text provides full summaries of over 70 research studies in psychology. The summaries illustrate the major themes and the methodologies that psychologists use, and contain details of the major findings. The studies have been chosen to illustrate the major areas of psychology: social psychology, developmental psychology, biological psychology, cognitive psychology and the psychology of human diversity. It also contains a number of studies that illustrate the application of psychology in the areas of health and education. The second edition contains ten new studies and an additional chapter on methodology. This chapter gives readers an overview of the scientific method as it is used in psychology, and illustrates the various issues by extensive referencing to the studies that are summarized elsewhere in the book. Covering both classic and contemporary studies, "Introducing Psychological Research" should be of interest to all students and teachers of introductory psychology.
From the Publisher
Review of the first edition
'The two authors have done a superb job of writing this book. The style is...crystal clear in presenting complex ideas in simple language, provides a 1990s idiom to articles that in the original versions would seem to today's students to represent the Middle Ages...Anyone who teaches introductory psychology should take a look at this book' - Contemporary Psychology
About the Author
PHILIP BANYARD is Associate Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University and Chief Examiner for the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board A-level in Psychology. - ANDREW GRAYSON is Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University.
