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Your undergraduate psychology project : a BPS guide / Mark Forshaw.

By: Forshaw, Mark.
Contributor(s): British Psychological Society.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Malden, MA : BPS Blackwell, 2004Description: viii, 122 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781405119368; 9781405119375.Subject(s): Psychology -- Research -- Textbooks | Psychology -- Research -- Methodology | Psychology | Psychology | Research methods: generalDDC classification: 150.72 FOR Summary: Mark Forshaw offers guidance on devising & conducting the compulsory final year psychology project. His advice covers practical problems including software crashes & uncooperative interviewees.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Getting started on your final year psychology research project?

Not sure where to look for extra help?

Terrified at the prospect?

Your Undergraduate Psychology Project: A BPS Guide has been designed with the needs of the student in mind. Packed with hints and tips, and written in a simple, informal style, this 'second supervisor' is designed to ease you further into the world of research. A host of special features allow you the best possible chance of success:


Structured chronologically around planning a project, carrying it out, and then writing it up;
Gives practical advice on how to deal with day-to-day problems such as software failures or uncommunicative interviewees;
Written in consultation with a number of experienced academics and students of psychology.

Published in association with the British Psychological Society.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mark Forshaw offers guidance on devising & conducting the compulsory final year psychology project. His advice covers practical problems including software crashes & uncooperative interviewees.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Planning Research.Choosing a Research Topic.The Textbook Method.The Television Method.The Pub Chat or Coffee Bar Method.The Internet Method.Think Again!.Self-Interest.Replication Versus Novelty.Pure Versus Applied Research.Researching the Project: Finding Literature.Using Internet Search Engines.Snowballing and Searching via Citations.Using Electronic Databases.Boolean Operators.Narrowing Searches.Storing Search Results.How Many References?.Statistics on the Internet.Choosing a Method.Single-Case Designs.Case Studies.Choosing Qualitative Methods.Differences or Relationships?.Primary or Secondary Data?.Observational Methods.Protocol Analysis.Multiple Methods.Control Groups.Matching Methods to Analysis.Power Analysis.Developing Materials.Experimental Stimuli.Questionnaires.Looking Professional.Interviews.Cross-cultural Studies and Translation of Materials.'Borrowing' Materials.The Internet as a Research Tool.Managing Time: Keeping on Track.Start Early.Match the Project to the Time Available.Over-planning.Plan B.Response Rates.Your Supervisor's Time.Project Milestones.Tips on Managing Time.Writing a Proposal.Research Ethics.Informed Consent.Undue Pressure.Deception.Protection of Participants from Harm and 'Acceptable' Risk.Incentives
  • Withdrawal. Confidentiality
  • Debriefing. Personal Safety
  • Obtaining Ethical Clearance
  • Getting Started
  • 2 Doing Research: Collecting Data
  • Student-Supervisor Relations
  • Pilot Studies
  • Dealing with People. Being an Ambassador
  • Working with Participants When Participants Don't Understand or Make Mistakes Conducting Interviews: The Practicalities
  • Observational Studies
  • Relying on Equipment. Making Backups
  • Adjusting Your Project Milestones
  • Taking Part Yourself. Revisiting Data
  • Transcribing Interviews. The Paper Trail
  • Knowing When to Stop. Data Preparation
  • Conducting Statistical Analyses
  • 3 Writing Up Research.An Overview
  • Notes on Style. A Note on Plagiarism
  • Section by Section. Title. Abstract
  • Introduction. Method.Replicability.Results.Discussion.Generalising Your Findings.Appendices.Qualitative Reports.The First Person.Introduction.Methods.Results/Analysis/Discussion.First, Second and Third Drafts.Common Mistakes.Affect and Effect.Data.Experiment and Study.Joining Words Together.Incorrect Apostrophes.Incorrect Sentences.Latin Phrases and Other Borrowings.Non-significant.Number and Amount.Prefixes.Presenting Numbers.Proof
  • Reporting Probabilities
  • Separating Words
  • Significant Differences
  • Spelling IV and DV
  • When It's All Over
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Mark Forshaw is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Leeds Metropolitan University. He is a Chartered Health Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He is the author of Essential Health Psychology (2002), Advanced Psychology: Health Psychology (2003) and Understanding Headaches and Migraines (2004).