What better way to learn research methods than through fascinating studies?

Discovering the Scientist Within: Research Methods in Psychology is the only book on the market that teaches students about research methods using a complete study in each chapter. Authored by renowned teachers Gary W. Lewandowski, Jr., Natalie J. Ciarocco, and David B. Strohmetz, each design-focused chapter asks students to consider an interesting research scenario and then walks them through each step of the studyâ€...

The standard-setting introduction to child development—from researchers who lead the field.

How Children Develop is the topically organised resource teachers and researchers trust for the most up-to-date perspectives on child and adolescent development. The accomplished author team, well-known for their own leading clinical research in this field, integrates theory, cultural research, and applications in a style that is authoritative yet accessible to students.

Preeminent psychologist Lisa Barrett lays out how the brain constructs emotions in a way that could revolutionize psychology, health care, the legal system, and our understanding of the human mind.

In the Third Edition of The Psychology Research Handbook expert researchers provide graduate students and research assistants with a comprehensive framework for conducting psychology research. The book is organized around the idea of a "research script," following the step-by-step process of planning, design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination.

Featuring new writing samples and guidance reflecting the latest APA Publication Manual, the third edition supports students in formulating research questions, conducting literature reviews, and composing scientific papers with detailed checklists, rubrics, and annotated examples.

Written as a complete companion this book is a guided, progressive introduction to social psychology with an emphasis on the applications and career opportunities available.

A critical introduction to key debates about how problems of mental health are understood, and to the core approaches taken to working with counselling and psychotherapy clients.

Clear, concise and conversational, this second edition includes step-by-step instructions for working with data in SPSS® and covers the most common designs and analyses that students need to know to test a hypothesis and successfully complete their research project.

A comprehensive guide to key areas of professional knowledge and skill. The authors draw directly on their own clinical work, taking the trainee from the start to the finish of the therapy session and showing them exactly how keen observation, critical thinking, and developing a system for evaluating can be used throughout the entire therapeutic process.