In this fourth edition of Graziano and Raulin, we have included one of the finest packages of supplementary material available with any research methods text. We believe that we have put together a package that not only will serve you well in this course, but will meet your needs as you continue your studies in psychology. In addition to a working copy of the most widely used statistical package, SPSS for Windows, we have provided tutorials on library research, APA publication style, SPSS, and using a web browser. We have also provided a compact and easily accessible reference source for APA publication style, the format that all of your psychology instructors will insist on for papers. We have dozens of extended discussions of material in the text, all referenced in the text with a code for quick and easy access. We have included a free interactive Study Guide. This resource, if provided at all by other publishers, is normally available only at additional cost.
To make this CD readily accessible, we have structured it as if it were a web site. It can be viewed with your favorite web browser. As with any website, we have provided numerous links to help you navigate quickly and easily. The links to the left of this message will always appear on your screen, allowing you to jump from one task to another effortlessly. Throughout the CD, links to related topics and material are provided, putting critical information just a click away from you. We think that you will find this resource invaluable to your success in this course and beyond. Described below are each of the items in the menu at the left. We encourage you to read the description, then click on the menu item and explore. Just clicking the back arrow key or the overview menu item will return you to this screen. Take a few minutes and explore what is available to you. Have fun!
We have included a brief tutorial on using both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer for those with only limited familiarity with these programs.
This menu item provides a table of contents for the major topics covered on this CD supplement.
Dozens of specific resources on the CD are referenced throughout the text with a CD icon in the margin and a code number. For example, 05:03 would be the third supplement for Chapter 5. This menu item provides quick and easy access to each of those items. You can also browse brief descriptions of each item for a chapter by clicking on the chapter number.
We have converted our entire Study Guide, once sold separately, into an interactive online resource for students. The glossary and other resources on this CD are integrated into the Study Guide to make it an even more valuable resource.
This menu item provides a valuable tutorial on library research, with special emphasis on using electronic resources for locating relevant background research.
We have included a brief tutorial on APA publication style, as well as an extensive reference source for the most common elements of APA style needed for student papers. We believe that this section will not only help with writing papers in this course, but with papers in any other psychology course you take.
We have written a random number generator program that will randomly select participants from a pool of potential participants or randomly assign participants to conditions or to specific a orders of conditions in a within-subjects design. The random orders generated are written to a text file, which can be easily read with Notepad and printed out for later use.
The package for this text includes a working copy of SPSS for Windows. We have included a brief tutorial on its use to supplement the tutorial that is part of the SPSS for Windows package. We have also included examples of numerous statisitical computations using SPSS, which are carefully coordinated with the textbook.
The entire glossary for the textbook was included on the CD and linked to key terms in the Study Guide. The Glossary is also available in the text in a more traditional format.
All of the elements on this CD supplement have been extensively cross-referenced in the electronic index. Find what you are looking for, click on it, and you are there.
In addition to this CD Supplement, we maintain a text-specific website. The website complements the CD and the text, providing still more resources for students and faculty.