| Description |
xxii, 618 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction, acquiring knowledge, and the scientific method -- 2. Research ideas -- 3. Defining and measuring variables -- 4. Ethics in research -- 5. Selecting research participants -- 6. Research strategies and validity -- 7. The experimental research strategy -- 8. Experimental designs: between-subjects design -- 9. Experimental designs: within-subjects design -- 10. The nonexperimental and quasi-experimental strategies: nonequivalent group, pre-post, and developmental designs -- 11. Factorial designs -- 12. The correlational research strategy -- 13. The descriptive research strategy -- 14. Single-subject research designs -- 15. Statistical evaluation of data -- 16. Writing an APA-style research report -- Appendices |
| Summary |
Research methods for the behavioral sciences, fourth edition, leads students through the research process from start to finish. The text opens with tips and strategies for generating research ideas, moves to selecting measures and participants, and then offers an examination of research strategy and design. This step-by-step approach emphasizes the decisions researchers must make at each stage of the process. The authors avoid a "cookbook" approach to the facts by linking terminology with applied concepts; their "lecture in a book" style makes the text accessible to students by emphasizing discussion and explanation of topics. Each chapter ends with a set of student exercises and activities. Examples and content throughout the book reflect the most current APA guidelines |
| Notes |
This book published in 2011 with a copyright date of 2012 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-606) and indexes |
| Subject |
Psychology -- Research -- Methodology -- Textbooks.
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Psychology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology -- Textbooks.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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Behavioral Sciences -- methods.
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Research Design.
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Psychology.
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Social Sciences.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Author |
Forzano, Lori-Ann B., author
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| LC no. |
2010931693 |
| ISBN |
1111342253 (hbk.) |
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9781111342258 (hbk.) |
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