Methods for Behavioral Research: A Systematic Approach

By Paul D. Cherulnik

Methods for Behavioral Research introduces psychology students to research methods. The author′s principal goal is to present methods in a way that will lend coherence to the material. He does this by providing a meaningful framework based on Campbell and Stanley′s "threats to validity" and by organizing the book around the chronology of the research process, treating it as a sequence of steps:

Formulating a hypothesisSpecifying the variablesCreating a research designCollecting the dataAnalyzing the dataDrawing conclusions and reporting the results

In addition, in his approach and via boxed features, the author encourages and models a process of critical thinking for students. The abundant study aids will help students summarize each chapter visually, and provide review questions, and exercises.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761921990
• ISBN13: 9780761921998
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.7"