Accessible, practical and authoritative Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology discusses key theoretical and conceptual issues alongside the practicalities of doing the research.
Dennis Laurence Howitt was a graduate of Brunel University and the University of Sussex. His research career began with the study of mass communications but has developed into a broader interest in the application of psychology to social issues.
His primary research areas are:
*the effects of mass communications especially with reference to crime, violence and pornography *racism and the profession of psychology *paedophiles and sex offenders, child abuse *forensic psychology
He is a chartered (forensic) psychologist and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
His publications also include books on statistics, computing and methods.