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Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology / / Dennis Howitt, Loughborough University
| Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology / / Dennis Howitt, Loughborough University |
| Autore | Howitt Dennis |
| Edizione | [Fifth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (665 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Criminal psychology
Forensic psychology |
| ISBN |
1-292-00307-3
9781292003078 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- 1 What is forensic and criminal psychology? -- Overview -- Introduction -- Researcher-practitioners -- History of forensic and criminal psychology -- Main points -- Further reading -- 2 The social context of crime -- Overview -- Introduction -- The extent of crime -- The extent of criminality -- Crime rates compared internationally -- Conservative and radical interpretations -- International variations in justice systems -- Main points -- Further reading -- 3 Crime and the public -- Overview -- Introduction -- Attitudes towards crime -- Knowledge of crime -- The nature of the fear of crime -- Theories of fear of crime -- Main points -- Further reading -- 4 Victims of crime -- Overview -- Introduction -- Victim-offender overlap -- Post-traumatic stress disorder and victims -- Psychological help for victims -- Post-traumatic anger -- Victim decision making -- Counterfactual thinking -- Main points -- Further reading -- 5 Theories of crime -- Overview -- Introduction -- Neuropsychology of offending -- Intelligence and crime -- Psychoanalysis and crime -- Addiction to crime -- Eysenck's biosocial theory of crime -- Social learning theory -- The social construction of crime -- Main points -- Further reading -- 6 Juvenile offenders and beyond -- Overview -- Introduction -- Adolescents, crime and the family -- International comparisons -- Criminogenic factors in childhood -- Continuity of childhood and adult antisocial behaviour -- Social interventions to reduce delinquency -- Young sex offenders -- Specific explanations of antisocial behaviour in childhood -- Lifespan development and criminal careers -- Main points -- Further reading -- 7 Theft and other crimes against property -- Overview -- Introduction.
Shoplifting and kleptomania -- Burglary -- Main points -- Further reading -- 8 Violent offenders -- Overview -- Introduction -- Who is the violent criminal? -- Alcohol and violent crime -- Anger and its management in violent crime -- Media influences on violent crime -- Theories of homicide -- Domestic violence: forensic issues -- Domestic violence by women against men -- Stalking: what sort of crime? -- Desistance from violent crime -- Main points -- Further reading -- 9 Sexual offenders 1: rapists -- Overview -- Introduction -- Frequency of rape -- Sex offenders as specialists and generalists -- Youthful sex offenders -- Is rape a sexual orientation? -- Patterns in rape -- The nature of rapists -- Rape myths -- Socio-cultural factors and sexual violence -- More on the theory of rape -- Synthesising explanations of sex offending -- Main points -- Further reading -- 10 Sexual offenders 2: paedophiles and child molestation -- Overview -- Introduction -- Mental illness and sexual predators -- Classifications of child molesters -- How common is paedophilia? -- The normal sex lives of paedophiles -- The nature of paedophile offences -- Youthful offenders -- Theories of paedophilia -- Denial and sex offending -- Internet paedophile offenders -- Main points -- Further reading -- 11 Police psychology -- Overview -- Introduction -- Recruitment and selection -- Police culture -- Explaining police bias -- Improving police work -- The cognitive interview -- Other types of police interview -- Forensic hypnosis -- Police as eyewitnesses: how accurate are they? -- The police caution -- Use of lethal force -- The impact of their work on the police -- Main points -- Further reading -- 12 Terrorism and hostage-taking incidents -- Overview -- Introduction -- The consequences ofterrorism -- Is there a terrorist personality or profile?. The problem created for risk assessment -- What makes a terrorist? -- Planning terrorist attacks -- The end of terrorist organisations -- Hostage barricade incidents -- Hostage negotiation -- Main points -- Further reading -- 13 Eyewitness testimony -- Overview -- Introduction -- Eyewitness testimony as a central issue in forensic and criminal psychology -- The accuracy of witness evidence -- Later intrusions into eyewitness memory -- Eyewitness evidence in court -- Improving the validity of the line-up -- The importance of eyewitness evidence research -- Main points -- Further reading -- 14 Profile analysis 1: FBI-style offender profiling -- Overview -- Introduction -- The process of police investigation -- The FBI profiling process -- An example of FBI profiling -- Does profiling work? -- Main points -- Further reading -- 15 Profile analysis 2: investigative psychology and statistical profiling -- Overview -- Introduction -- Statistical profiling -- The homology issue and basic theory -- Profiling and personality -- Main points -- Further reading -- 16 False allegations -- Overview -- Introduction -- How frequent are false allegations? -- Pathways to false allegations -- Child sexual abuse -- False claims of abuse and young children -- The diagnosticity of signs of abuse -- Assessing the accuracy of young children's reports -- In what ways are genuine allegations different? -- Main points -- Further reading -- 17 False confessions -- Overview -- Introduction -- Police interrogation methods -- Types of false confession -- Consequences of a false confession -- Can confession evidence be disregarded? -- Main points -- Further reading -- 18 Lies, lie detecting and credibility 1: the psychology of deception -- Overview -- Introduction -- The definition of lying -- Ekman's theory of lie detection -- Are professional lie detectors really no better?. Reliance on invalid cues to deception -- The quest for lie detection wizards -- Improving lie detection hit rates - cognitive overload -- Strategic questioning -- The SUE (strategic useof evidence) technique -- Conclusion -- Main points -- Further reading -- 19 Lies, lie detecting and credibility 2: the polygraph test and statement validity analysis -- Overview -- Introduction -- The polygraph process -- Problems with the polygraph -- Studies of the validity of polygraphy -- Polygraphy and the post-conviction sex offender -- Alternatives to the polygraph -- Statement validity analysis: criterion-based content analysis and the validity checklist -- The validity of statement validity analysis -- Main points -- Further reading -- 20 Children as witnesses -- Overview -- Introduction -- What is difficult about forensic interviews with children? -- Improving forensic interviews with children -- The trade-off of accuracy against completeness -- Children and lying -- Errors of omission andcommission -- How to interview child witnesses -- Long-term influences of questioning -- Children and line-up identifications -- The role of the interviewer in child witness testimony -- Main points -- Further reading -- 21 Mental disorders and crime -- Overview -- Introduction -- Controlling for confounding factors -- Violence in the mentally ill and national trends -- Confounding by overlapping definitions -- The confounding effects of medication -- The clinical sample problem -- Misclassification of the mentally ill and violent -- Effects of general social trends -- Mental illness and violent crime in community samples -- Clinical aspects of violence -- Who among the mentally ill is violent? -- Mental illness and crime in general -- Why should there be greater criminality among the mentally ill? -- Violent victimisation of the mentally ill. The special issue of psychopaths and crime -- Reconviction and mental illness -- The police and mental illness -- Main points -- Further reading -- 22 Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court -- Overview -- Introduction -- Competence/capacity to stand trial -- Psychopaths and mental illness -- Post-traumatic stress disorder as a defence -- Main points -- Further reading -- 23 Judges and lawyers -- Overview -- Introduction -- Types of trial -- Are trial outcomes predictable? -- The presentation of evidence in court -- Other lawyer tactics -- Is expert evidence understood in court? -- Judgments -- Decision making in court -- Main points -- Further reading -- 24 Juries and decision making -- Overview -- Introduction -- Scientific jury selection and litigation consultation -- Simple improvements to aid jurors -- The effect of jury size and decision rules -- How juries make decisions -- General processes in juror decision making -- Non-evidential evidence -- Main points -- Further reading -- 25 Effective prison -- Overview -- Introduction -- Prison as a therapeutic community -- Violence in prison -- Suicide in prison -- The effectiveness of prison -- 'Nothing works' -- The many dimensions of psychology in prison -- Main points -- Further reading -- 26 Psychological treatments for prisoners and other offenders -- Overview -- Introduction -- Sex offender therapy in prison -- Treating violent criminals -- Manualisation -- The high-risk offender problem -- Main points -- Further reading -- 27 Assessment of risk, dangerousness and recidivism -- Overview -- Introduction -- Duty to protect -- Risk assessment -- Political context -- Clinical judgement versus statistical assessment -- Clinical approaches in risk and dangerousness assessment -- Structured clinical methods -- Predictors may be specific rather than general. 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Introduction to qualitative research methods in psychology / / Dennis Howitt
| Introduction to qualitative research methods in psychology / / Dennis Howitt |
| Autore | Howitt Dennis |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (597 pages) : color illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 150.721 |
| Collana | Always learning |
| Soggetto topico |
Psychology - Research
Psychology - Research - Methodology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-292-08299-2
1-292-08303-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Brief contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Background to qualitative methods in psychology -- Chapter 1 What is qualitative research in psychology and was it really hidden? -- Overview -- What is qualitative research? -- Science as normal practice in qualitative and quantitative research -- The beginnings of modern psychology: introspectionism and the founding fathers of psychology -- The logical positivists, behaviourism and psychology -- The quantitative dominance of mainstream psychology -- Statistics and the quantitative ethos in psychology -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 2 How qualitative methods developed in psychology: the qualitative revolution -- Overview -- The growth of qualitative methods in psychology -- The main qualitative methods in psychology up to the 1950s -- The radical innovations of 1950-1970 -- The recent history of qualitative psychology -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Part 2 Qualitative data collection -- Chapter 3 Qualitative interviewing -- Overview -- What is qualitative interviewing? -- The development of qualitative interviewing -- How to conduct qualitative interviews -- How to analyse a qualitative interview -- When to use qualitative interviews -- Evaluation of qualitative interviewing -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 4 Focus groups -- Overview -- What are focus groups? -- The development of focus groups -- How to conduct focus groups -- How to analyse data from focus groups -- When to use focus groups -- Examples of the use of focus groups -- Evaluation of focus groups -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 5 Ethnography/participant observation -- Overview -- What is ethnography/participant observation?.
The development of ethnography/participant observation -- How to conduct ethnography/participant observation -- How to analyse ethnography/participant observation -- Examples of the use of ethnography/participant observation -- When to use ethnography/participant observation -- Evaluation of ethnography/participant observation -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Part 3 Qualitative data analysis -- Chapter 6 Data transcription methods -- Overview -- What is transcription? -- Is a transcript necessary? -- Issues in transcription -- The Jefferson approach to transcription -- The development of transcription -- How to do Jefferson transcription -- When to use Jefferson transcription -- Evaluation of Jefferson transcription -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 7 Thematic analysis -- Overview -- What is thematic analysis? -- The development of thematic analysis -- How to do thematic analysis -- When to use thematic analysis -- Examples of the use of thematic analysis -- Evaluation of thematic analysis -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 8 Qualitative data analysis: grounded theory development -- Overview -- What is grounded theory? -- The development of grounded theory -- How to do grounded theory -- When to use grounded theory -- Examples of grounded theory studies -- Evaluation of grounded theory -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 9 Social constructionist discourse analysis and discursive psychology -- Overview -- What is social constructionist discourse analysis? -- The development of social constructionist discourse analysis -- How to do social constructionist discourse analysis -- When to use social constructionist discourse analysis -- Examples of social constructionist discourse analysis -- Evaluation of social constructionist discourse analysis. Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 10 Conversation analysis -- Overview -- What is conversation analysis? -- The development of conversation analysis -- How to do conversation analysis -- When to use conversation analysis -- Examples of conversation analysis studies -- Evaluation of conversation analysis -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 11 Foucauldian discourse analysis -- Overview -- What is Foucauldian discourse analysis? -- The development of Foucauldian discourse analysis -- How to do Foucauldian discourse analysis -- When to do Foucauldian discourse analysis -- Examples of Foucauldian discourse analysis -- Evaluation of Foucauldian discourse analysis -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 12 Phenomenology -- Overview -- What is phenomenology? -- The development of phenomenology -- How to do phenomenological research -- Data analysis -- When to use phenomenology -- Examples of phenomenological analysis -- Evaluation of phenomenology -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 13 Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) -- Overview -- What is interpretative phenomenological analysis? -- The development of interpretative phenomenological analysis -- The roots of interpretative phenomenological analysis in the idiographic approach -- How to do interpretative phenomenological analysis -- When to use interpretative phenomenological analysis -- Examples of interpretative phenomenological analysis -- Evaluation of interpretative phenomenological analysis -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 14 Narrative analysis -- Overview -- What is narrative analysis? -- The development of narrative analysis -- How to do narrative analysis -- When to use narrative analysis -- Examples of narrative analysis. Evaluation of narrative analysis -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Part 4 Planning and writing up qualitative research -- Chapter 15 Writing a qualitative report -- Overview -- Is a qualitative research report different? -- Where to aim: the overall characteristics of a good qualitative report -- The qualitative ethos -- The structure of a qualitative report -- The qualitative report in detail -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 16 Ensuring quality in qualitative research -- Overview -- How should qualitative research be evaluated? -- Some quality criteria for quantitative research -- Evaluating quality in qualitative research -- General academic justification and features of the research -- Generalisability in qualitative research -- Validity in qualitative research -- Reliability in qualitative research -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 17 Ethics and data management in qualitative research -- Overview -- Does qualitative research need ethics? -- The development of ethics in psychology -- General ethical principles for qualitative research -- Ethical procedures in qualitative research -- Debriefing as ethics and methodology -- The ethics of report writing and publication -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Chapter 18 Examples of qualitative report writing: learning the good and bad points -- Overview -- Introduction -- Examples of qualitative report writing -- Conclusion -- Key points -- Additional resources -- Glossary -- References -- Index. |
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Introduction to research methods in psychology / / Dennis Howitt, Loughborough University, Duncan Cramer, Loughborough University
| Introduction to research methods in psychology / / Dennis Howitt, Loughborough University, Duncan Cramer, Loughborough University |
| Autore | Howitt Dennis |
| Edizione | [Fourth edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson Education, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 508 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 150.72 |
| Collana | Always learning |
| Soggetto topico | Psychology - Research - Methodology |
| ISBN |
9781292015750
1292015756 9780273775065 0273775065 9780273775058 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- Guided tour -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 The basics of research -- 1 The role of research in psychology -- Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Reading -- 1.3 Evaluating the evidence -- 1.4 Inferring causality -- 1.5 Types of research and the assessment of causality -- 1.6 Practice -- 1.7 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 2 Aims and hypotheses in research -- Overview -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Types of study -- 2.3 Aims of research -- 2.4 Research hypotheses -- 2.5 Four types of hypothesis -- 2.6 Difficulties in formulating aims and hypotheses -- 2.7 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 3 Variables, concepts and measures -- Overview -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The history of the variable in psychology -- 3.3 Types of variable -- 3.4 Independent and dependent variables -- 3.5 Measurement characteristics of variables -- 3.6 Stevens' theory of scales of measurement -- 3.7 Operationalising concepts and variables -- 3.8 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 4 The problems of generalisation and decision-making in research: Chance findings and sample size -- Overview -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Universalism -- 4.3 Sampling and generalisation -- 4.4 Statistics and generalisation -- 4.5 Directional and non-directional hypotheses again -- 4.6 More on the similarity between measures of effect (difference) and association -- 4.7 Sample size and size of association -- 4.8 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 5 Research reports: The total picture -- Overview -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Overall strategy of report writing -- 5.3 The sections of the research report in detail -- 5.4 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 6 Examples of how to writeresearch reports -- Overview -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 A poorly written practical report -- 6.3 Analysis of the report -- 6.4 An improved version of the report.
6.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activity -- 7 The literature search -- Overview -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Library classification systems -- 7.3 Electronic databases -- 7.4 Obtaining articles not in your library -- 7.5 Personal bibliographic database software -- 7.6 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 8 Ethics and data management in research -- Overview -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Ethics: general principles -- 8.3 Research ethics -- 8.4 Ethics and publication -- 8.5 Obtaining the participant's consent -- 8.6 Data management -- 8.7 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- Part 2 Quantitative research methods -- 9 The basic laboratory experiment -- Overview -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Characteristics of the true or randomised experiment -- 9.3 More advanced research designs -- 9.4 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activity -- 10 Advanced experimental design -- Overview -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Multiple levels of the independent variable -- 10.3 Multiple dependent variables -- 10.4 Factorial designs -- 10.5 The psychology and social psychology of the laboratory experiment -- 10.6 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 11 Cross-sectional or correlational research: Non-manipulation studies -- Overview -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Cross-sectional designs -- 11.3 The case for non-manipulation studies -- 11.4 Key concepts in the analysis of cross-sectional studies -- 11.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 12 Longitudinal studies -- Overview -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Panel designs -- 12.3 Different types of third variable -- 12.4 Analysis of non-experimental designs -- 12.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 13 Sampling and population surveys -- Overview -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Types of probability sampling -- 13.3 Non-probability sampling -- 13.4 National surveys -- 13.5 Socio-demographic characteristics of samples. 13.6 Sample size and population surveys -- 13.7 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- Part 3 Fundamentals of testing and measurement -- 14 Psychological tests: Their use and construction -- Overview -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The concept of a scale -- 14.3 Scale construction -- 14.4 Item analysis or factor analysis? -- 14.5 Other considerations in test construction -- 14.6 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 15 Reliability and validity: Evaluating the value of tests and measures -- Overview -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Reliability of measures -- 15.3 Validity -- 15.4 Types of validity -- 15.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activity -- 16 Coding data -- Overview -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Types of coding -- 16.3 Reliability and validity -- 16.4 Qualitative coding -- 16.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- Part 4 Qualitative research methods -- 17 Why qualitative research? -- Overview -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 What is qualitative research? -- 17.3 History of the qualitative/quantitative divide in psychology -- 17.4 The quantification-qualitative methods continuum -- 17.5 Evaluation of qualitative versus quantitative methods -- 17.6 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activity -- 18 Qualitative data collection -- Overview -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Major qualitative data collection approaches -- 18.3 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 19 Transcribing language data: The Jefferson system -- Overview -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Jefferson transcription -- 19.3 Advice for transcribers -- 19.4 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 20 Thematic analysis -- Overview -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 What is thematic analysis? -- 20.3 A basic approach to thematic analysis -- 20.4 A more sophisticated version of thematic analysis -- 20.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activity -- 21 Grounded theory -- Overview -- 21.1 Introduction. 21.2 Development of grounded theory -- 21.3 Data in grounded theory -- 21.4 How to do grounded theory analysis -- 21.5 Computer grounded theory analysis -- 21.6 Evaluation of grounded theory -- 21.7 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activity -- 22 Discourse analysis -- Overview -- 22.1 Introduction -- 22.2 Important characteristics of discourse -- 22.3 The agenda of discourse analysis -- 22.4 Doing discourse analysis -- 22.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 23 Conversation analysis -- Overview -- 23.1 Introduction -- 23.2 Precepts of conversation analysis -- 23.3 Stages in conversation analysis -- 23.4 Conclusion -- Key points -- 24 Interpretative phenomenological analysis -- Overview -- 24.1 Introduction -- 24.2 Philosophical foundations of interpretative phenomenological analysis -- 24.3 Stages in interpretative phenomenological analysis -- 24.4 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- 25 Evaluating and writing up qualitative research -- Overview -- 25.1 Introduction -- 25.2 Evaluating qualitative research -- 25.3 Validity -- 25.4 Criteria for novices -- 25.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activities -- Part 5 Research for projects, dissertations and theses -- 26 Developing ideas for research -- Overview -- 26.1 Introduction -- 26.2 Why not a replication study? -- 26.3 Choosing a research topic -- 26.4 Sources of research ideas -- 26.5 Conclusion -- Key points -- Activity -- Glossary -- References -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Research methods in psychology |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153151303321 |
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| Harlow, England : , : Pearson Education, , 2014 | ||
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Introduction to SPSS statistics in psychology : for version 19 and earlier / / Dennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer
| Introduction to SPSS statistics in psychology : for version 19 and earlier / / Dennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer |
| Autore | Howitt Dennis |
| Edizione | [Sixth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (560 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 150.2 |
| Soggetto topico | Psychometrics |
| ISBN | 1-292-00073-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- Guided tour -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Key differences between IBM SPSS Statistics 22 and earlier versions -- Part 1 Introduction to SPSS Statistics -- 1 A brief introduction to statistics -- Overview -- 1.1 Basic statistical concepts essential in SPSS Statistics analyses -- 1.2 Basic research designs: comparative versus correlational designs -- 1.3 The different types of variables in statistics -- 1.4 Descriptive and inferential statistics compared -- 1.5 Related versus unrelated designs -- 1.6 Quick summaries of statistical analyses -- 1.7 Which procedure or test to use -- 2 Basics of SPSS Statistics data entry and statistical analysis -- Overview -- 2.1 What is SPSS Statistics? -- 2.2 Accessing SPSS Statistics -- 2.3 Entering data -- 2.4 Moving within a window with the mouse -- 2.5 Moving within a window using the keyboard keys with the mouse -- 2.6 Saving data to disk -- 2.7 Opening up a data file -- 2.8 Using 'Variable View' to create and label variables -- 2.9 More on 'Data View' -- 2.10 A simple statistical calculation with SPSS -- 2.11 The SPSS Statistics output -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for a statistical analysis -- Part 2 Descriptive statistics -- 3 Describing variables: Tables -- Overview -- 3.1 What are tables? -- 3.2 When to use tables -- 3.3 When not to use tables -- 3.4 Data requirements for tables -- 3.5 Problems in the use of tables -- 3.6 The data to be analysed -- 3.7 Entering summarised categorical or frequency data by weighting -- 3.8 Percentage frequencies -- 3.9 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for frequency tables -- 4 Describing variables: Diagrams -- Overview -- 4.1 What are diagrams? -- 4.2 When to use diagrams -- 4.3 When not to use diagrams -- 4.4 Data requirements for diagrams -- 4.5 Problems in the use of diagrams.
4.6 The data to be analysed -- 4.7 Entering summarised categorical or frequency data by weighting -- 4.8 Pie diagram of category data -- 4.9 Adding labels to the pie diagram and removing the legend and label -- 4.10 Changing the colour of a pie diagram slice to a black and white pattern -- 4.11 Bar chart of category data -- 4.12 Histograms -- Summary of SPSS steps for charts -- 5 Describing variables numerically: Averages, variation and spread -- Overview -- 5.1 What are averages, variation and spread? -- 5.2 When to use averages, variation and spread -- 5.3 When not to use averages, variation and spread -- 5.4 Data requirements for averages, variation and spread -- 5.5 Problems in the use of averages, variation and spread -- 5.6 The data to be analysed -- 5.7 Entering the data -- 5.8 Mean, median, mode, standard deviation, variance and range -- 5.9 Interpreting the output -- 5.10 Other features -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for descriptive statistics -- 6 Shapes of distributions of scores -- Overview -- 6.1 What are the different shapes of scores? -- 6.2 When to use histograms and frequency tables of scores -- 6.3 When not to use histograms and frequency tables of scores -- 6.4 Data requirements for using histograms and frequency tables of scores -- 6.5 Problems in using histograms and frequency tables of scores -- 6.6 The data to be analysed -- 6.7 Entering the data -- 6.8 Frequency tables -- 6.9 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- 6.10 Histograms -- 6.11 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for frequency distributions -- 7 Standard deviation: The standard unit of measurement in statistics -- Overview -- 7.1 What is standard deviation? -- 7.2 When to use standard deviation -- 7.3 When not to use standard deviation. 7.4 Data requirements for standard deviation -- 7.5 Problems in the use of standard deviation -- 7.6 The data to be analysed -- 7.7 Entering the data -- 7.8 Standard deviation -- 7.9 Interpreting the output -- 7.10 Z -scores -- 7.11 Other features -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for standard deviation -- 8 Relationships between two or more variables: Tables -- Overview -- 8.1 What tables are used to show relationships between variables? -- 8.2 When to use tables to show relationships between variables -- 8.3 When not to use tables to show relationships between variables -- 8.4 Data requirements for tables to show relationships between variables -- 8.5 Problems in the use of tables to show relationships between variables -- 8.6 The data to be analysed -- 8.7 Entering the data -- 8.8 Weighting the data -- 8.9 Cross-tabulation with frequencies -- 8.10 Displaying frequencies as a percentage of the total number -- 8.11 Displaying frequencies as a percentage of the column total -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for contingency tables -- 9 Relationships between two or more variables: Diagrams -- Overview -- 9.1 What diagrams are used to show relationships between variables? -- 9.2 When to use diagrams to show relationships between variables -- 9.3 When not to use diagrams to show relationships between variables -- 9.4 Data requirements for diagrams to show relationships between variables -- 9.5 Problems in the use of diagrams to show relationships between variables -- 9.6 The data to be analysed -- 9.7 Entering the data -- 9.8 Weighting the data -- 9.9 Compound (stacked) percentage bar chart -- 9.10 Compound (clustered) bar chart -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for bar charts -- 10 Correlation coefficients: Pearson's correlation and Spearman's rho -- Overview -- 10.1 What is a correlation coefficient?. 10.2 When to use Pearson and Spearman rho correlation coefficients -- 10.3 When not to use Pearson and Spearman rho correlation coefficients -- 10.4 Data requirements for Pearson and Spearman rho correlation coefficients -- 10.5 Problems in the use of correlation coefficients -- 10.6 The data to be analysed -- 10.7 Entering the data -- 10.8 Pearson's correlation -- 10.9 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- 10.10 Spearman's rho -- 10.11 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- 10.12 Scatter diagram -- 10.13 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- 10.14 Scattergram with more than one case with the same two values -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for correlation -- 11 Regression: Prediction with precision -- Overview -- 11.1 What is simple regression? -- 11.2 When to use simple regression -- 11.3 When not to use simple regression -- 11.4 Data requirements for simple regression -- 11.5 Problems in the use of simple regression -- 11.6 The data to be analysed -- 11.7 Entering the data -- 11.8 Simple regression -- 11.9 Interpreting the output -- 11.10 Regression scatterplot -- 11.11 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for simple regression -- Part 3 Significance testing and basic inferential tests -- 12 Standard error -- Overview -- 12.1 What is standard error? -- 12.2 When to use standard error -- 12.3 When not to use standard error -- 12.4 Data requirements for standard error -- 12.5 Problems in the use of standard error -- 12.6 The data to be analysed -- 12.7 Entering the data -- 12.8 Estimated standard error of the mean -- 12.9 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for standard error -- 13 The t-test: Comparing two samples of correlated/related/paired scores -- Overview -- 13.1 What is the related t-test?. 13.2 When to use the related t-test -- 13.3 When not to use the related t-test -- 13.4 Data requirements for the related t-test -- 13.5 Problems in the use of the related t-test -- 13.6 The data to be analysed -- 13.7 Entering the data -- 13.8 Related t-test -- 13.9 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for related t-test -- 14 The t-test: Comparing two groups of unrelated/uncorrelated scores -- Overview -- 14.1 What is the unrelated t-test? -- 14.2 When to use the unrelated t-test -- 14.3 When not to use the unrelated t-test -- 14.4 Data requirements for the unrelated t-test -- 14.5 Problems in the use of the unrelated t-test -- 14.6 The data to be analysed -- 14.7 Entering the data -- 14.8 Unrelated t-test -- 14.9 Interpreting the output -- REPORTING THE RESULTS -- Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for unrelated t -test -- 15 Confidence intervals -- Overview -- 15.1 What are confidence intervals? -- 15.2 The relationship between significance and confidence intervals -- 15.3 Confidence intervals and limits in SPSS Statistics -- 16 Chi-square: Differences between unrelated samples of frequency data -- Overview -- 16.1 What is chi-square? -- 16.2 When to use chi-square -- 16.3 When not to use chi-square -- 16.4 Data requirements for chi-square -- 16.5 Problems in the use of chi-square -- 16.6 The data to be analysed -- 16.7 Entering the data using the 'Weighting Cases' procedure -- 16.8 Entering the data case by case -- 16.9 Chi-square -- 16.10 Interpreting the output for chi-square -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- 16.11 Fisher's exact test -- 16.12 Interpreting the output for Fisher's exact test -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- 16.13 One-sample chi-square -- 16.14 Interpreting the output for a one-sample chi-square -- REPORTING THE OUTPUT -- 16.15 Chi-square without ready-made tables. Summary of SPSS Statistics steps for chi-square. |
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| Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014 | ||
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Research methods in psychology / / Dennis Howitt, Loughborough University, Duncan Cramer, Loughborough University
| Research methods in psychology / / Dennis Howitt, Loughborough University, Duncan Cramer, Loughborough University |
| Autore | Howitt Dennis |
| Edizione | [Fifth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England ; ; New York, United States : , : Pearson, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 552 pages) |
| Disciplina | 150.721 |
| Soggetto topico | Psychology - Research - Methodology |
| ISBN |
9781292134307
1292134305 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154940803321 |
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Understanding statistics in psychology with SPSS / / Dennis Howitt and Duncan Cramer
| Understanding statistics in psychology with SPSS / / Dennis Howitt and Duncan Cramer |
| Autore | Howitt Dennis |
| Edizione | [Seventh edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Pearson, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (755 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 150.15195 |
| Soggetto topico | Psychometrics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Research on learning statistics; 1.3 What makes learning statistics difficult?; 1.4 Positive about statistics; 1.5 What statistics doesn't do; 1.6 Easing the way; 1.7 What do I need to know to be an effective user of statistics?; 1.8 A few words about SPSS; 1.9 Quick guide to the book's procedures and statistical tests; Key points; Computer analysis: SPSS Analyze Graphs and Transform drop-down menus; Part 1 Descriptive statistics -- 2 Some basics: Variability and measurement -- Overview; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Variables and measurement; 2.3 Major types of measurement; Key points; Computer analysis: Some basics of data entry using SPSS; 3 Describing variables: Tables and diagrams; Overview; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Choosing tables and diagrams; 3.3 Errors to avoid; Key points; Computer analysis: Tables, diagrams and recoding using SPSS; 4 Describing variables numerically: Averages, variation and spread; Overview; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Typical scores: mean, median and mode; 4.3 Comparison of mean, median and mode -- 4.4 Spread of scores: range and interquartile range4.5 Spread of scores: variance; Key points; Computer analysis: Descriptive statistics using SPSS; 5 Shapes of distributions of scores; Overview; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Histograms and frequency curves; 5.3 Normal curve; 5.4 Distorted curves; 5.5 Other frequency curves; Key points; Computer analysis: Frequencies using SPSS; 6 Standard deviation and z-scores: Standard unit of measurement in statistics; Overview; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Theoretical background; 6.3 Measuring the number of standard deviations ; the z-score; 6.4 Use of z-scores -- 6.5 Standard normal distribution -- 6.6 Important feature of z-scores; Key points; Computer analysis: Standard deviation and z-scores using SPSS; 7 Relationships between two or more variables: Diagrams and tables; Overview; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Principles of diagrammatic and tabular presentation; 7.3 Type A: both variables numerical scores; 7.4 Type B: both variables nominal categories; 7.5 Type C: one variable nominal categories, the other numerical scores; Key points; Computer analysis: Cross tabulation and compound bar charts using SPSS -- 8 Correlation coefficients: Pearson's correlation and Spearman's rho -- Overview; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Principles of the correlation coefficient; 8.3 Some rules to check out; 8.4 Coefficient of determination; 8.5 Significance testing; 8.6 Spearman's rho -- another correlation coefficient; 8.7 Example from the literature; Key points; Computer analysis: Correlation coefficients using SPSS; Computer analysis: Scattergram using SPSS; 9 Regression: Prediction with precision; Overview; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Theoretical background and regression equations. |
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| Harlow, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Pearson, , [2017] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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