TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cozby, Paul C.,
AU  - Bates, Scott,
TI  - Methods in behavioral research
SN  - 9789814577090 [paperback]
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Psychology
KW  -  Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Social sciences
N1  - Includes appendix, glossary, references, and index; Contents: 1 Scientific understanding of behavior -- 2 Where to start -- 3 Ethics in behavioral research -- 4 Fundamental research issues -- 5 Measurement concepts -- 6 Observational methods -- 7 Asking people about themselves: survey research -- 8 Experimental design -- 9 Conducting experiments -- 10 Complex experimental designs -- 11 Single-case, quasi-experimental, and development research -- 12 Understanding research results: description and correlation -- 13 Understanding research results: statistical inference -- Generalization; Adult
N2  - "Presents a strategic approach to methodological decision making. This book incorporates learning objectives, illustrative graphics, and activities to increase student involvement. It also includes an introduction of different research techniques, extensive revision of the "validity of measurement" section, and updated structural equations models." --Provided by the publisher
ER  -