TY - BOOK AU - Gravetter, Frederick J. AU - Forzano, Lori-Ann B. TI - Research methods for the behavioral sciences SN - 9789814773782 AV - BF 76.5 .G73 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Singapore PB - Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd KW - PSYCHOLOGY -- RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY N1 - 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 ER -