Methods toward a science of behavior and experience / William J. Ray.
Material type: TextPublisher: Australia ; Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth , c2003Edition: 7th edDescription: xxii, 440 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0534538673 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Psychology -- Research -- Methodology | Psychology, ExperimentalLOC classification: BF76.5 | .R38Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [426]-435) and index.
Contents: Introduction -- What is science -- Introduction to the methods of science -- Developing the hypothesis -- Description of behavior through numerical representation -- Inferential statistics: making statistical decisions -- Testing the hypothesis: a conceptual introduction -- Control: The Keystone of the experimental method -- Applying the logic of experimentation: Betwen-subjects designs -- Extending the logic of experimentation: Within-subjects and matched-subjects approaches -- The Ecology of the experiment: The Scientist and research participant in relation to their environments -- Quasi-experimental, correlational, and naturalistic observational designs -- Single-subject designs -- Questionnaires, survey research, and sampling -- Ethics -- Sharing the results -- Beyond method -- Appendix A: Guidelines to reduce biased language in scientific writing -- Appendix B: Printed article -- Appendix C: Article manuscript -- Appendix D: Tables -- Glossary -- Bibliography
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