Course Assignment The assignment is described in this word document: QuantitativeResearchMethodsAssignment.doc To do the assignment, you need to pick one of the following. Click 'pdf' to download: Walzer S, Oles TP (2003) Accounting for Divorce: Gender and Uncoupling Narratives. Qualitative Sociology, 26 (3), p331-349. [pdf] Sniezek T (2005) Is It Our Day or the Bride's Day? The Division of Wedding Labor and Its Meaning for Couples. Qualitative Sociology, 28 (3), p215-234. [pdf] Littlewood R, Douyon C (1997) Clinical findings in three cases of zombification. The Lancet, 350, p1094-1094. [pdf] Nejad AG, Toofani K (2005) Co-existence of lycanthropy and Cotard's syndrome in a single case. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 111, p250-252. [pdf] I'm afraid we've not been told the exact hand-in date, so you need to find this out from Dawn or Elena. Katerina's Lecture The slides are no longer on the web but please contact Katerina directly if you'd like to be sent a copy. Notes and links: ResearchMethodsLinksWV.doc Useful papers: Debriefing For All Concerned: Ethical Treatment of Human Subjects. [pdf] Science and Ethics in Conducting, Analyzing, and Reporting Psychological Research. [pdf] Informed Consent for Psychological Research: Do Subjects Comprehend Consent Forms and Understand Their Legal Rights. [pdf] Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness. [pdf] Official Course Reading List This was the course reading list provided by the New School: Learning Materials Blackwell, G. M., Hammond, S. Fife-Shaw, C. (Eds) (1995) Research Methods in Psychology. London: Sage Bryman, A., Cramer, D. (2001) Quantitative Data Analysis With SPSS For Windows: A guide for social scientists: Release 10. New York: Routledge General Reading Dryden, W. (1996) Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy. London: Sage Publications. Foster, J. Parker, I. (1995) Carrying out Investigations in Psychology: Methods and Statistics. Leicester: BPS. Giles, D. C. (2002) Advanced Research Methods In Psychology. New York: Routledge. Kinnear, P. R., Gray, C. D. (2000) SPSS for Windows Made Simple: Release 10. East Sussex: Psychology Press. Kline, P. (1993) An Easy Guide To Factor Analysis. New York: Routledge. McLeod, J. (1994) Doing Counselling Research. London: Sage Publications. Lane, D.A., Corrie, S. (2006) The Modern Scientist-Practitioner: A Guide to Practice in Psychology. Hove: Routledge. Smith, J.A., Harre, R., Langenhove, R.V. (1995) Rethinking Methods in Psychology. London: Sage. Tacq, J. (1997) Multivariate Analysis Techniques In Social Science Research. From Problem To Analysis. London: Sage Publications. Our Recommendations Actually, there's lots of good research methods books out there, so it's often good just to check out a few in the library or bookshop and see which style suits you best. However, these are books and Katerina and I use or have used when doing research and recommend to others: Most Comprehensive Barker C, Pistrang N, Elliot R (2002) Research Methods in Clinical Psychology: An Introduction for Students and Practitioners (2nd ed). Chichester: John Wiley and Sons. Favourite Guide to the Practicalities of Carrying Out a Research Project Boyton, P.M. (2005) The Research Companion: A Practical Guid for the Social and Health Sciences. Hove: Psychology Press. Favourite Introduction to Statistics Greene J, D'Oliveira M (1999) Learning to Use Statistical Tests in Psychology. Buckingham: Open University Press. Favourite Reference for Statistics Clark-Carter, D. (2004) Quantitative Psychological Research Textbook: A Student's Handbook. Hove: Psychology Press. Favourite SPSS Book Pallant J (2004) SPSS Survival Manual: Version 12. London: Open University Press. Favourite Internet Sites AllPsych's Online Research Methods Web Textbook. Wikipedia page on psychological research methods. About.com guide to research methods in psychology. Interactive guide to experimental design and data. Neuroscience and Neuroimaging of Psychotherapy Two good review articles have been published recently which have summarised research on the use of neuroimaging to evaluate the outcomes of psychotherapy - particularly with a view to understanding how brain function is altered after treatment. Linden DE. (2006) How psychotherapy changes the brain - the contribution of functional neuroimaging. Molecular Psychiatry, 11 (6), 528-38. pdf Roffman JL, Marci CD, Glick DM, Dougherty DD, Rauch SL. (2005) Neuroimaging and the functional neuroanatomy of psychotherapy. Psychological Medicine, 35(10), 1385-98. pdf Philosophy of Mind Books Not part of the core topic, but some people expressed an interest in further reading on the Philosophy of Mind. An excellent, accessible, general introduction to philosophy in Simon Blackburn's Think (ISBN 0192854259). If you'd like a brief guide to Western philosophy I can't think of a better place to start. For something a little more in-depth and specifically focusing on Philosophy of Mind, I'd recommend: Mind and Cognition (2nd ed) (ISBN 0631205454) - Edited by William G. Lycan. Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology (ISBN 0199253838) by John Heil. John Searle's book The Mystery of Consciousness (ISBN 1862071225) is an excellent read that will introduce you to many key issues as well but just be aware it is very much Searle's take on the issues. Finally Wikipedia has some excellent pages on philosophy of mind that are well worth checking out.