Charles Stangor (College Park University of Maryland)

Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Suitable for social science students, this title offers comprehensive coverage of both experimental and non-experimental research methods. It provides succinct explanations for a full range of methods, including descriptive, correlational, experimental, and quasi-experimental research designs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA / Wadsworth Publishing
• 5. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 187mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9781285077024
• ISBN-10: 1285077024
• Artikelnr.: 39401887

Autorenporträt

University of Maryland, College Park Bio: Charles Stangor is professor of psychology at the University of Maryland, and has also taught at the University of Tübingen in Germany. He received his B.A. from Beloit College in 1973 and his Ph.D. from New York University in 1986. Dr. Stangor's research interests concern the assessment and development of learning in college undergraduates. He is a charter fellow of the American Psychological Society and has served as the Executive Officer of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: GETTING STARTED. 1. Introduction to Research. 2. Developing the Research Hypothesis. 3. Ethics in Research. Part II: MEASURING AND DESCRIBING. 4. Measures. 5. Reliability and Validity. 6. Surveys and Sampling. 7. Naturalistic Methods. Part III: TESTING RESEARCH HYPOTHESES. 8. Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics. 9. Correlational Research Designs. 10. Experimental Research: One-Way Designs. Part IV: DESIGNING AND INTERPRETING RESEARCH. 11. Experimental Research: Factorial Designs. 12. Experimental Control and Internal Validity. 13. External Validity. 14. Quasi-Experimental Research Designs. Appendix A: Reporting Research Results. Appendix B: Data Preparation and Univariate Statistics. Appendix C: Bivariate Statistics. Appendix D: Multivariate Statistics. Appendix E: Statistical Tables. Appendix F: Using Computers to Collect Data Glossary. References. Index.