01411nam a22001577a 4500020001600000020001900016050001700035100002900052245009500081250001200176260005800188300006500246500003700311505088100348700002401229 a0495509833  a 9780495509837 aBF76.5b.G73 a Gravetter, Frederick J. aResearch methods for the behavioral sciencescFrederick J Gravetter; Lori-Ann B Forzano  a 3rd ed aBelmont, CA : Wadsworth bCengage Learning, c2009.  axx, 614 pages :b illustrations, charts + appendicesc23cm.+ aInternational student edition.  aIntroduction, acquiring knowledge, and the scientific method -- Research ideas -- Defining and measuring variables -- Ethics in research -- Selecting research participants -- Research strategies and validity -- The experimental research strategy -- Experimental designs: between-subjects designs -- Experimental designs: within-subjects designs -- The nonexperimental and quasi-experimental strategies: nonequivalent group, pre-post, and developmental fdesigns -- Factorial designs -- The correlational research strategy -- The descriptive research strategy -- Single-subject research designs -- Statistical evaluation of data -- Writing an APA-style research report -- Appendices: A: Random number table and instruction -- B: Statistics demonstrations and statistical tables -- C: Instructions for using SPSS -- D: Sample APA-style research report manuscript for publication. a Lori-Ann B Forzano