Experimental and Nonexperimental Designs in Social Psychology

This book considers experimental designs, alternatives to experimental designs, survey methods, and how systematic collection of information can minimize alternative explanations in social psychology. It discusses meta-analysis for interpreting the results of many social psychology experiments.

Ross, Abraham S.

Inferences about causality; experimental designs; manipulating the independent variable; the dependent variable; nonexperimental alternatives; measuring attitudes or opinions; administering the questionnaire; research methods - some things don't change; meta-analysis - new methods of analyzing old data.