TY - BOOK TI - Developmental Research Methods SN - 9781412950299 U1 - 155.072 PY - 2007/// CY - California PB - Sage N1 - 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 ER -