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Research methods in psychology : investigating human behavior / Paul G. Nestor and Russell K. Schutt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, c2015.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 424 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781483343761 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150.72 23 N468
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Uncommon sense and the scientific method -- 2. The practice of psychological research -- 3. Ethics in behavioral research -- 4. Conceptualization and measurement -- 5. Sampling and survey research -- 6. Causation and experimentation: single-factorial designs -- 7. Complex research designs: multifactorial experiments -- 8. Quasi-experimental and nonexperimental designs -- 9. Small-n and single-subject designs -- 10. Quantitative data analysis -- 11. Qualitative methods -- 12. Essentials of APA report writing -- Appendices -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors.
Summary: The Second Edition of Paul G. Nestor and Russell K. Schutt's successful and unique Research Methods in Psychology: Investigating Human Behavior draws from substantive research stories to illustrate how research is presented while systematically unifying the entire research process within a conceptual framework. This accessible text examines engaging research studies and examples, considering research ethics throughout.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface --
Acknowledgments --
1. Uncommon sense and the scientific method --
2. The practice of psychological research --
3. Ethics in behavioral research --
4. Conceptualization and measurement --
5. Sampling and survey research --
6. Causation and experimentation: single-factorial designs --
7. Complex research designs: multifactorial experiments --
8. Quasi-experimental and nonexperimental designs --
9. Small-n and single-subject designs --
10. Quantitative data analysis --
11. Qualitative methods --
12. Essentials of APA report writing --
Appendices --
Glossary --
References --
Index --
About the authors.

The Second Edition of Paul G. Nestor and Russell K. Schutt's successful and unique Research Methods in Psychology: Investigating Human Behavior draws from substantive research stories to illustrate how research is presented while systematically unifying the entire research process within a conceptual framework. This accessible text examines engaging research studies and examples, considering research ethics throughout.

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