Research methods in psychology :

Nestor, Paul.

Research methods in psychology : investigating human behavior / Paul G. Nestor, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Russell K. Schutt, University of Massachusetts, Boston. - 2nd Edition. - xviii, 424 pages: illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-409) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Uncommon sense and the scientific method -- The practice of psychological research -- Ethics in behavioral research -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Sampling and survey research -- Causation and experimentation: single-factorial designs -- Complex research designs: multifactorial experiments -- Quasi-experimental and nonexperimental designs -- Small-n and single-subject designs -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative methods -- Essentials of apa report writing -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors.

9781483343761 (pbk.)

2013046950


Human behavior.
Human behavior--Research.
Psychology--Research.

BF199 / .N37 2015

150.72