Gravetter, Frederick J. <br/><br/>
Research methods for the behavioral sciences / 
Frederick J Gravetter, Lori-Ann B. Forzano. 
 - Sixth edition. 
 - Boston, MA :  Cengage Learning,  c2018. 
 - xxv, 546 pages ;  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-531) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction, acquiring knowledge, and the scientific method -- Research ideas and hypotheses - Defining and measuring variables -- Ethics in research -- Selecting research participants -- Research strategies and validity -- The Experimental research strategy -- Experimental designs: between-subjects design -- Experimental designs: within-subject design -- The Nonexperimental and quasi-experimental strategies: nonequivalent group, pre-post, and development designs -- Factorial designs -- The Correlational research strategy -- The Descriptive research strategy -- Single-case experimental research designs -- Statistical evaluation of data -- Writing an APA-style research report -- Appendices A. Random number table and instruction -- B. Statistics demonstrations and statistical tables -- C. Instructions for using SPSS -- D. Sample APA-style research report manuscript for publication. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781337613316 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017950596 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology--Research--Methodology<br/>Social sciences--Research--Methodology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF76.5  / G78 2018