Understanding research methods for the behavioral sciences - Gravetter, Frederick J.; Forzano, Lori-Ann B. (Australia Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2009)
Table of Contents: Preface. -- 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 Designs -- 9. Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Designs -- 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 Designs -- 14. Single-Subject Research Designs -- 15. Statistical Evaluation of Data -- 16. Writing an APA-Style Research Report. -- Appendix A. Random Number Table and Instruction -- Appendix B. Statistics Demonstrations and Statistical Tables -- Appendix C. Instructions for Using SPSS -- Appendix D. Sample APA-Style Research Report Manuscript for Publication -- Glossary. Index.
First Philippine reprint 2010.
Keywords: Psychology -- Research -- Methodology; Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology