Developmental Research Methods/ Miller, Scott A.

1. Introduction
Goals of the Book
Steps in a Research Progrann
Plan of the Book
Summary
Exercises
2. General Principles
Variables
Validity
Sampling
Control
Subject Variables
Outcomes
Threats to Validity
Summary
Exercises
3. Design
Age Comparisons
Box 3.1. Focus On: The Microgenetic Method
Condition Comparisons
Correlational Research
Summary
Exercises
4. Measurement
Some Basic Concepts
Box 4.1. Focus On: Looking Inside the Brain:
Methods of Measuring Brain Activity
Quality of Measurement
Tests
Regression
Observational Methods
Summary
Exercises
5. Procedure
Standardization
Some Sources of Bias
Reactivity and Related Problems
Box 5.1. Focus On: Archival Data
Experimenter Bias
Loss of Participants
Summary
Exercises
6. Contexts for Research
Lab and Field
Box 6.1. Focus On; The Experience Sampling Method
Ecological Systems
Summary
Exercises
7. Qualitative and Applied Research
Qualitative Research
Applied Research
Summary
Exercises
8. Statistics
Uses of Statistics
Some More About Significance
Choosing a Statistical Test
Correlations
Alternatives to and Extensions of ANOVA
Box 8.1. Focus On: Meta-Analysis
Some General Points
Summary
Exercises
9. Ethics
Guidelines and Procedures
Rights of the Research Participant
Summary
Exercises
10. Writing
Some General Points
Sections of an Article
Some Specific Stylistic Points
Summary
Exercises
11. Infancy
General Issues
Infant Perception
Infant Cognitive Development
Infant Social Development
Box 11.3. Eocus On: Attachment and Infant Day Care
Summary
Exercises
12. Cognitive Development
The Piagetian Approach
The Intelligence Test Approach
Memory
Theory of Mind
Concepts
Box 12.4. Focus On; Executive Function
Summary
Exercises
13. Social Development
Moral Development
Self-Concept
Sex Differences
Child Rearing
Summary
Exercises
14. Aging
General Issues (as Illustrated by the Study of IQ)
Memory
Box 14.2. Focus On: Wisdom
Personality and Social Development