Developmental research methods/
Scott A. Miller
- 4th ed.
- London: SAGE, 2012.
- 434 p. PB
1. Introduction Goals of the Book Steps in a Research Program Plan of the Book Summary Exercises 2. General Principles Variables Validity Sampling Control Subject Variables Box 2.1. Controlled Studies With Animals Outcomes Threats to Validity Summary Exercises 3. Design Age Comparisons Box 3.1. The Microgenetic Method Condition Comparisons Correlational Research Summary Exercises 4. Measurement Some Basic Concepts Box 4.1. Looking Inside the Brain; Methods of Measuring Brain Activity Quality of Measurement m-. I Tests Regression Observational Methods Box 4.2. The Experience Sampling Method Summary Exercises Procedure Standardization Some Sources of Bias Reactivity and Related Problems Box 5.1. Archival Data Experimenter Bias Loss of Participants Summary Exercises 6. Contexts for Research Lab and Field Box 6.1. Research in Museums Ecological Systems Cross-Cultural Research Summary Exercises 7. Qualitative Research Characteristics of Qualitative Research Methods of Study Box 7.1. Mixed Methods Research Overview and Evaluation Summary Exercises 8. Applied Research Socially Important Issues Assessment Box 8.1. Research With Minority Populations Intervention Summary Exercises 9. Statistics Uses of Statistics Some More About Significance Choosing a Statistical Test Correlations Alternatives to ANOVA Box 9.1. Meta-Analysis Some General Points Summary Exercises 10. Ethics Guidelines and Procedures Rights of the Research Participant Summary Exercises 11. Writing Some General Points Sections of an Article Some Specific Stylistic Points Summary Exercises 12. Infancy General issues Infant Perception Box 12.1. Perception of Faces Infant Cognitive Development Infant Social Development Box 12.2. Attachment and Infant Day Care Summary Exercises 13. Cognitive Development The Piagetian Approach The Intelligence Test Approach Memory Theory of Mind Box 13,1. Executive Function Concepts Summary Exercises 14. Social Development Moral Development Sex Differences Peer Relations Box 14.1. The Internet as a Context for Development Child Rearing Summary Exercises 15. Aging General Issues (as Illustrated by the Study of IQ) Box 15.1. Wisdom IVlemory Personality and Social Development Box 15.2. Ageism