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The text opens with introductory discussions of why and how psychologists conduct and analyze research, walks students through the basics of using statistics, and concludes with the ""nuts and bolts"" of research methods and statistical analysis. Each chapter contains frequent Stop and Think questions and innovative Thinking About Research exercises to encourage students to consider how to apply these principles to their own research questions. Designed specifically for ease of use in combined statistics and research methods courses, this text is a one stop shop for undergraduate students in psychology.

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This text provides an introduction to the entire research process from the development of the research question to the analysis of data. There is a stepwise, methodical approach to each aspect of research design and analysis, which undergraduate students are likely to find approachable. -- Emily Coyle

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Dawn M. McBride is professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught research methods since 1998. Her research interests include automatic forms of memory, false memory, prospective memory, task order choices, and forgetting. In addition to research methods, she teaches courses in introductory psychology, cognition and learning, and human memory; she also teaches a graduate course in experimental design. She is a recipient of the Illinois State University Teaching Initiative Award and the Illinois State University SPA/Psi Chi Jim Johnson Award for commitment to undergraduate mentorship, involvement, and achievement. Her nonacademic interests include spending time with her family, traveling, watching Philadelphia sports teams (it was a good year for Philly sports this year!), and reading British murder mysteries. She earned her PhD in cognitive psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and her BA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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