Research Methods For The Behavioural Sciences – Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9781473774032,1473774039
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1473774039
- ISBN-13 : 978-1473774032
- Author: Tim Rakow , Frederick Gravetter, Lori-Ann Forzano
Research Methods for the Behavioural Sciences guides students through the research process from beginning to end, using an accessible step-by-step approach. With an emphasis on the decisions researchers must make along the way, it provides tips and strategies for all elements of the research process to ensure relevance and validity. In this first adaptation of the textbook for Europe, South Africa and the Middle East, all the core elements which have contributed to its success are complemented by recent and relevant developments in the field pertinent to these regions, helping students to fully relate to the content.
Table of contents:
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 Non-experimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies
11. Factorial Designs
12. The Correlational Research Strategy
13. Modes and Methods of Measurement
14. Case Study and Single-Case Experimental Research Designs
15. Statistical Evaluation of Data
16. Writing an APA-Style Research Report
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