Any recommended reading for Psychology Conversion

Please recommend some Psychology texts, journals and articles? Especially anything to help me get to grips with SPSS? TIA

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MindMax2000

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Original post by RozeyPidd

Please recommend some Psychology texts, journals and articles? Especially anything to help me get to grips with SPSS? TIA

I haven't done a degree in psychology, but I have helped someone who is doing a similar course.

Most people who do enroll in psychology degrees generally didn't take maths so stats is something they generally need to work on. I usually recommend the following text to help:
Schaum's Outline of Statistics in Psychology by Larry J Stephens
Unlike most textbooks, this is generally significantly cheaper than most (especially when you google for a second hand copy).

The following is generally a recommended book for SPSS (I haven't read it):
SPSS Survival Manual: A Step by Step Guide to Data Analysis Using IBM SPSS by Julie Pallant

Having used SPSS myself for a different degree, I found the interface and tools relatively straightforward to use. I very much doubt you would have much trouble fiddling with the software.
Failing this, SPSS is a popular stats software (for good reason too), so you should find it relatively easy to find the appropriate tutorial on YouTube.