Conducting Research in Psychology: Measuring the Weight of Smoke

By Hart Blanton, Brett W. Pelham, Hart C. Blanton, et al.

Book Overview

Conducting Research in Psychology: Measuring the Weight of Smoke provides students an engaging introduction to psychological research by employing humor, stories, and hands-on activities. Through its... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0495598194
• ISBN13: 9780495598190
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Book/Condition

I bought this book for a class. It came in great condition, though I was surprised at the price for such a skinny book. Still, it was about the cheapest that I could find...

Research and Methodology with a Little Kick

Brett Pelham does a phenomenal job of bringing excitement and life to a subject matter many students and psychologists deem boring-research and research methodology. In his easy-to-read book, Brett brings comedy to confounding variables, t-scores, and placebo effects. Throughout the book, he backs up his explanation of research terms by using clear, but witty illustrations. Brett was my professor at UCLA and he used this book for his Psychology Research and Methodology course. A class I had been dreading was made alive, interesting, and easy to understand, not only through his lectures, but through this book! If you are a psychology teacher, a student struggling to fully grasp reasearch methods, or just a person who enjoys reading well written, easy to read books, with a comedic kick, then this is a great book for you! It will not only change the way you view methodology/research, but heighten your understanding of the topic.