Chapter 4: Research Design Explained
You are now at the Chapter 4 section of the book's student Web site.
Here you can
| Review and improve your understanding of the material | Quiz yourself | Understand the value of being able to read research | Get help |
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| Visualize the material by looking at this concept map See whether you know what belongs in the Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion sections. |
Test yourself on the key terms using one or more of these three quick matching tools | See how we are surrounding by misinformation ("misinformation"
was Dictionary.com's 2018 word of the year)
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Help with answering the end-of-chapter exercises |
| Get a better idea of the steps involved in conducting a study by reading Web Appendix C: "Conducting a Study" | Take some practice quizzes |
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| Start a literature search using this computerized
searches link. Get some tips for how to read research from
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| Further review the material by reading the
chapter summary
Download a powerpoint summary of the chapter Review two reasons "significant" results may not be as replicable as they seem
To get more ideas on the questions to ask as you read research articles, see Appendix C of your text. |
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If you are getting ready to do some research, download this tutorial that will help you write your Introduction. |
