000			01477nam a22001817a 4500
999			_c3395 _d3395
020			_a0495509833
020			_a 9780495509837
050			_aBF76.5 _b.G73
100			_a Gravetter, Frederick J.
245			_aResearch methods for the behavioral sciences _cFrederick J Gravetter; Lori-Ann B Forzano
250			_a 3rd ed
260			_aBelmont, CA : Wadsworth _bCengage Learning, _c2009.
300			_axx, 614 pages : _b illustrations, charts + appendices _c23cm.+
500			_aInternational student edition.
505			_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.
700			_a Lori-Ann B Forzano
942			_cBK