Research Methods (with InfoTrac) [Hardcover]

Donald H. McBurney (Author), Theresa L. White (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534524184 | ISBN-13: 978-0534524180 | Publication Date: July 15, 2003 | Edition: 6

RESEARCH METHODS is a succinct, straightforward guide designed to complement any approach to the research methods course. Donald McBurney and new co-author Theresa White bring years of dedicated scholarship, research, and teaching experience to their text--using it to walk students step-by-step through the project selection, literature search, research protocol selection, and publication processes. To illustrate the usefulness of the experimental method in analyzing basic behavioral processes, they use examples from such areas as learning, memory, sensation/perception, and social behavior. Throughout, McBurney and White offer many student-friendly activities that encourage learning by fostering students' participation in the research process. This revision of McBurney's highly respected text uses more concrete examples and extensive end-of-chapter materials to get students more actively involved in research methodology. Focusing heavily on the basics, the authors have carefully revised the text to eliminate esoteric and advanced topics. In addition, this Sixth Edition more fully integrates Web materials (such as free Web based workshops and a Book Companion Site) and supplements (such as InfoTrac College Edition and Langston's LAB MANUAL and software) to help students understand research methodology.

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About the Author

Donald H. McBurney is Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, where he has been since 1967. Previously he taught at the University of Tennessee, after receiving his Ph.D. in experimental psychology at Brown University in 1964. He has numerous publications in his areas of interest, which include the psychophysics of taste, evolutionary psychology, critical thinking, and a skeptical approach to the paranormal. Besides research methods, he teaches sensation and perception, evolutionary psychology, and history of psychology. His professional and personal interests intersect in studying the taste of chili peppers. His hobbies include gardening, sailing, and travel; the latter interest led a few years ago to serving as a faculty member with Semester at Sea, a 10-country, educational voyage around the world.

Dr. Theresa L. White earned a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Warwick (UK) in 1997. Previously she had completed a MSc. in Experimental Psychology at Oxford University. Dr. White is a graduate of Boise State University, where she earned her B.A. degree in Psychology. Dr. White has been actively involved in studying the human olfactory system and has collaborated extensively over the past number of years in the laboratories of the SUNY Upstate Medical University. She has published in a variety of journals such as "The British Journal of Psychology," "American Journal of Psychology," "Chemical Senses," "Perception and Psychophysics," "Physiology and Behavior," and "Teaching of Psychology," among others. Her teaching experience has included courses in Introductory Psychology, Brain and Behavior, Learning Behavior Analysis, Sensation and Perception, and Research Methods. She enjoys sailing and racing Hobie 16 boats nationally and internationally.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 6 edition (July 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534524184
• ISBN-13: 978-0534524180
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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