Introducing Psychological Research

‘The authors have done an excellent job of selecting a range of important psychological papers and summarising them in a highly accessible way. The focus on methodology in context will provide undergraduates the opportunity to understand how researchers successfully overcame challenges common to many empirical projects.’ - Dr Richard Rowe, University of Sheffield, UK’..the chapter on methodology is probably one of the best I have ever read. …The writing is excellent and keeps the reader well engaged… Overall a great text that covers all the core studies and highlights the core themes… A superb book.’ - PsychBLOG ‘This book will be useful as a text for students enrolling on the BA. It covers the essential studies considered throughout the degree.’ - Karen Howells, Moray College, UK

PHILIP BANYARD is Associate Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK, and was Chief Examiner for the OCR A level in Psychology. He has written numerous articles for teachers and students of psychology, and has been teaching introductory level psychology for many years.

ANDREW GRAYSON is Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the Centre for Human Development and Learning at the Open University, UK. He has taught developmental psychology, introductory psychology and research methods at degree level for over twelve years.