Research Methods in Psychology

The #1 research methods text, now available as an interactive learning experience

Research Methods in Psychology, a text loved by instructors and students, provides the best learning experience for both future consumers and producers as they evaluate all facets of research. Award-winning author Beth Morling has thoroughly updated her groundbreaking text with fresh examples, revised ethics and statistics coverage, and a new section on qualitative methods. The new Fifth Edition is available as a Norton Illumine Ebook designed to support students as they practice being research consumers, learn how to produce research, and actively engage with their reading.

Highlights of this Edition’s new content:

- A new Norton Illumine Ebook supports the success of all students through active learning and assessment

- More inclusive content includes: coverage in Chapter 1 that addresses the historical lack of diversity in psychological research and the advantages of having a more diverse range of participants, new examples by BIPOC researchers—including the Okonofua et al. studies covered extensively in Ch 12, and a new section on diversity in psychological samples and in psychological scientists in Chapter 14

- Entirely revised coverage of animal research in Chapter 4

- New sections introducing qualitative methods and its role in psychological research in Chapters 1 and 6

- New revision of the statistics coverage in Chapter S2, including both the new statistics (confidence intervals and effect size) and the NHST

- New coverage of generative AI in Chapter S3, including how to use it effectively and ethically, as well as citation guidelines