Your Psychology Project

'This guide will serve well as a handbook for undergraduate psychology students working on senior projects or theses. Clear, concise, and well organized, the book instructs the student from the beginning of the project to the final draft and offers advice both specific and general' - Choice

PART ONEThe Psychology Project as a Means of Acquiring KnowledgeEthics for Research in PsychologyChoosing a Topic and the Research ProposalA Connected and Convincing ArgumentSelf-ManagementMaximizing SupervisionHow to Handle the Research LiteratureHow to Write a Good IntroductionSampling ConsiderationsSourcing Materials and Measures for Psychological ResearchPART TWO: QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF INQUIRYQuantitative Methods of InquiryAnalyzing Quantitative DataDesigning and Conducting an Experimental Based ProjectWriting Up Your Quantitative MethodologyWriting Up Your Quantitative Results SectionWriting Up Your Quantitative Discussion SectionPART THREE: QUALITATIVE METHODS OF INQUIRYQualitative Methods of InquiryAnalyzing Qualitative DataThe Semi-Structured Interview as Part of Grounded TheoryDesigning, Conducting and Analyzing a Grounded Theory Based ProjectWriting Up Your Qualitative MethodologyWriting Up Your Qualitative Findings and DiscussionPART FOUR: THE FINAL TOUCHESTitle and AbstractReferencesThe Final Write-Up