Developmental Research Methods

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 Outcomes Threats to Validity Summary Key Terms Exercises 3: Design Age Comparisons Condition Comparisons Correlational Research Summary Key Terms Exercises 4: Measurement Some Basic Concepts Quality of Measurement Tests Regression Observational Methods Summary Key Terms Exercises 5: Procedure Standardization Some Sources of Bias Reactivity and Related Problems Experimenter Bias Loss of Participants Summary Key Terms Exercises 6: Contexts Lab and Field Ecological Systems Cross-Cultural Research Summary Key Terms Exercises 7: Qualitative Research Characteristics of Qualitative Research Methods of Study Overview and Evaluation Summary Key Terms Exercises 8: Applied Research Assessment Socially Important Issues Intervention Summary Key Terms Exercises 9: Statistics Uses of Statistics Some More about Significance Choosing a Statistical Test Correlations Multiple Regression Meta-Analysis Some General Points Summary Key Terms Exercises 10: Ethics Guidelines and Procedures Rights of the Research Participant Summary Key Terms Exercises 11: Writing Sections of an Article Some Specific Stylistic Points Summary Exercises 12: Infancy General Issues Infant Perception Infant Cognitive Development Infant Social Development Summary Key Terms Exercises 13: Cognitive Development The Piagetian Approach The Intelligence Test Approach Memory Theory of Mind Concepts Executive Function Summary Key Terms Exercises 14: Social Development Moral Development Emotions Gender Differences and Gender Typing Peer Relations Child Rearing Summary Key Terms Exercises 15: Aging General Issues (as Illustrated by the Study of IQ) Memory Wisdom Memory Personality and Social Development Summary Key Terms Exercises