Research methods for the behavioral sciences
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Belmont, California :
Wadsworth Cengage Learning ,
c2012
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| Edition: | 4th ed |
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Table of 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