Full Description
See how interesting experimental and nonexperimental research can be with RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 6th Edition. Inviting and conversational, the text leads you through the research process from start to finish -- using a step-by-step approach that emphasizes the decisions researchers make at each stage. Current research examples are selected to be of particular interest to students like you, and learning objectives help you focus on what's important. Chapter after chapter, the authors' "lecture in a book" style delivers clear explanations of topics that make this text easy to read and understand.
Contents
Preface.1. Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method.2. Research Ideas and Hypotheses.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-Case Experimental Research Designs.15. Statistical Evaluation of Data.16. Writing an APA-Style Research Report.APPENDICES.A. Random Number Table and Instruction.B. Statistics Demonstrations and Statistical Tables.C. Instructions for Using SPSS.D. Sample APA-Style Research Report Manuscript for Publication.Glossary.References.Name Index.Subject Index.
