A Cross Section of Psychological Research

Journal Articles for Discussion and Evaluation
(Second Edition)

 

• The 41 research articles in this collection provide you with the stimulus material for teaching your students how to be wise consumers of psychological research.
• The lines in each article are sequentially numbered, which facilitates classroom discussions by allowing you and your students to pinpoint specific parts of an article.
• The articles have been carefully selected for use with students who are just beginning their study of research methods. Their difficulty level will challenge but not overwhelm them.
• Factual Questions at the end of each article draw students' attention to methodologically important points.
• Questions for Discussion request students' opinions on unique aspects of each article.
• An instructor's answer key provides the answers to the factual questions and gives the line numbers where the answers can be found.
• Helps you avoid copyright infringement problems. The publisher has paid fees to the copyright holders for permission to reprint the articles in this book.
•

The articles have been drawn from a wide variety of journals

 
  • Adolescence,
  • American Journal of Public Health,
  • Behavior Modification,
  • Child and Family Behavior Therapy,
  • Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology,
  • Education,
  • Journal of Adolescent Research,
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology,
  • Journal of Divorce and Remarriage,
  • Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention,
  • Journal of Family Issues,
  • Journal of Feminist Family Therapy,
  • Journal of Instructional Psychology,
  • Journal of Intergenerational Relationships,
  • Perceptual and Motor Skills,
  • Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,
  • Psychological Reports,
  • Rehabilitation Psychology, and
  • Substance Abuse.

• As an added benefit, the articles deal with contemporary topics that will hold your students' attention.
 
 

A sample of professors' reactions:

“Easy, accessible reference source for psychological research in each major category of research design. End-of-article questions help readers to become active readers of research articles. Wonderful source of info!”
    — William P. Neace, University of Hartford

“Great resource for providing students with examples of published research across a variety of topics, issues, and research designs. An invaluable resource.”
    — Allen Cornelius, Springfield College

“Good source of research readings to acquaint students with the field.”
    — Ken Keith, University of San Diego

 

Table of Contents