Handbook of Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (eBook)

Stephen F. Davis is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Emporia State University. He is the author of numerous books, including Psychology (with Joseph J. Palladino, fourth edition 2004) and The Psychologist as Detective: An Introduction to Conducting Research in Psychology (with Randolph A. Smith, third edition 2004).

List of Contributors.

Part I: Historical Roots and Future Trends.

1. Psychology's Experimental Foundations (C. James Goodwin).

2. Current and Future trends in Experimental Psychology (E. J
Capaldi and Robert W. Proctor).

Part II: Research Designs, Methodological Issues, and
Analytic Procedures.

3. Traditional Nomothetic Approaches (Richard J. Harris).

4. Traditional Idiographic Approaches: Small-N Research Designs
(Bryan K. Saville and William Buskist).

5. The Importance of Effect Magnitude (Roger E. Kirk).

6. The Changing Face of Research Methods (Randolph A. Smith and
Stephen F. Davis).

7. Ethical Issues in Psychological Research with Hyman
Participants (Richard L. Miller).

8. Research with Animals (Jesse E. Purdy, Scott A. Bailey, and
Steven J. Schapiro).

9. Cross-cultural Research (David Matsumoto).

Part III: Selected Content Areas.

10. Comparative Psychology (Mauricio R. Papini).

11. Animal Learning and Animal Cognition (Lewis Barker and
Jeffrey S. Katz).

12. Sensation and Perception Research Methods (Lauren Fruh Van
Sickle Scharff).

13. Taste (Scott A. Bailey).

14. Olfaction: Recent Advances in Learning about Odors (W.
Robert Batsell, Jr.).

15. Physiological Psychology: Biological and Behavioral Outcomes
of Exercise (Brenda J. Anderson, Daniel P. McCloskey, Despina A.
Tata, and Heather E. Gorby).

16. Research Methods in Human Memory (Deanne L. Westerman and
David G. Payne).

17. Research Methods in Cognition (David G. Payne and Deanne L.
Westerman).

18. Motivation (Melissa Burns).

19. Audition (Henry E. Heffner and Rickye S. Heffner).

20. Psychophysics (H.R. Schiffman).

Subject Index.

Name Index.

"This book harks back to a time when 'Handbooks' were an essential
ingredient for advanced undergraduate and graduate education in
experimental psychology. The book does a marvelous job of surveying
the wide discipline that is now experimental psychology with
coverage in each chapter giving at least a nod to the historical
foundations in that area. The Goodwin chapter alone is worth the
cost of the book." Randall W. Engle, Georgia Institute of
Technology

"Davis' 'Handbook' would be a useful addition to an advanced
undergraduate or graduate level course in general experimental
psychology or research methods. Chapters that present research
methods in the historical perspective are very good, and as several
of the authors point out, clearly show that research methods are
not static, but rather have and continue to evolve. I especially
appreciate the inclusion of several chapters that deal with
research employing non-human subjects." Daniel D. Moriarty,
University of San Diego

"Those psychology libraries that do support a serious academic
research programme will find this book to be an invaluable source
of background reading, to be used in conjunction with standard
manuals on research methods, rather than replacing them. I will
certainly be recommending it as such to first-year postgraduates in
my own institution." Martin Guha, Librarian, Institute of
Psychiatry, London, Reference Reviews 2003

"Davis's fine collection will prove helpful to those seeking an
introduction to the topics that engage researchers today. Summing
up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through research,
faculty, and professionals." G. B. Rollman, University of
Western Ontario, Choice, January 2004