TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gravetter, Frederick J.
AU  - Forzano, Lori-Ann B.
TI  - Research methods for the behavioral sciences / 
SN  - 9781305104136
AV  - BF 76.5 .G73 2016 
PY  - 2016///
PB  - Cengage Learning
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY -- RESEARCH-- METHODOLOGY
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCES -- RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY
N1  - Includes references and 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 Designs --
11. Factorial Design --
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
N2  - Helps readers see how interesting and exciting experimental and nonexperimental research can be. This book begins with tips and strategies for generating research ideas, moves to selecting measures and participants, and then offers an examination of research strategy and design
ER  -