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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0470458038
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0470458037
• Author:  Bart L. Weathington; Christopher J. L. Cunningham; David J. Pittenger

This text is designed to develop in students a passion for conducting research and an understanding of the practical value of systematic information- gathering and decision-making. It features step-by-step coverage of the research process including research design, statistical considerations, and guidance on writing up and presenting results.

Recognized leaders in the field―authors Bart Weathington, Christopher Cunningham, and David Pittenger―present:

• Introductions to multiple research designs―including single-participant, multi-group, longitudinal, correlational, and experimental designs―accompanied by examples
• Bibliographic research and methods for appropriate sampling
• Identifying, developing, and evaluating reliable and valid approaches to measurement
• The issues and steps common to all single-factor and multifactor studies, as well as single-subject and nonexperimental methods
• How to summarize research in writing that conforms to the editorial guidelines of the American Psychological Association

A comprehensive review of research methods and the statistical concepts that support them, Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences offers the best techniques for studying behavior and social phenomena.

Table contents:

Part I Overview of the Research Process

Chapter 1 Research and the Social Sciences

Chapter 2 Ethics and Research

Chapter 3 The Foundations of Research

Chapter 4 An Overview of Empirical Methods

Part II Nuts and Bolts of Research

Chapter 5 Writing the Research Report

Chapter 6 Reviewing the Literature and Forming Hypotheses

Chapter 7 Sampling: The First Steps in Research

Chapter 8 Creating and Using Assessments, Surveys, and Objective Measures

Chapter 9 A Model for Research Design

Part III Common Research Designs

Chapter 10 Correlational Research

Chapter 11 Between-Subjects Designs

Chapter 12 Single-Variable Between-Subjects Research

Chapter 13 Between-Subjects Factorial Designs

Chapter 14 Correlated-Groups Designs

Part IV Special Research Designs 471

Chapter 15 Single-Participant Experiments, Longitudinal Studies, and Quasi-Experimental Designs

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