Gravetter, Frederick J.

Research methods for the behavioral sciences / Frederick J. Gravetter and Lori-Ann B. Forzano - Fifth Edition (Philippine edition) - Singapore : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2017 - xxiii, 628 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

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 design --
11. Factorial designs --
12. The correlational research strategy --
13. The descriptive research strategy --
14. Single-subject research design --
15. Statistical evaluation of data --
16. Writing an APA-style research report.

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PSYCHOLOGY -- RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY
SOCIAL SCIENCES --RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY

BF 76.5 .G73 2017