Gravetter, Frederick J.

Research methods for the behavioral sciences / Frederick J. Gravetter and Lori-Ann B. Forzano - Fifth Edition (Philippine edition) - Singapore : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2017 - xxiii, 628 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

1. Introduction, acquiring knowledge, and the scientific method -- 2. Research ideas and hypotheses -- 3. Defining and measuring variables -- 4. Ethics in research -- 5. Selecting research participants -- 6. research strategies and validity -- 7. The experimental research strategy -- 8. Experimental designs: between-subjects design -- 9. Experimental designs: within-subjects design -- 10. The nonexperimental and quasi-experimental strategies: nonequivalent group, pre-post, and developmental design -- 11. Factorial designs -- 12. The correlational research strategy -- 13. The descriptive research strategy -- 14. Single-subject research design -- 15. Statistical evaluation of data -- 16. Writing an APA-style research report.

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PSYCHOLOGY -- RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY

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