Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods - Couverture rigide

Leary, Mark R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0205396763 ISBN 13 : 9780205396764

Editeur : Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

Starting with the premise that all behavioral research is an effort to understand behavioral variability (variability in behavior across situations, among individuals, and over time), Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods shows readers how to conceptualize questions, measure variables, design studies, and analyze data in order to understand variability in behavior, thought, and emotion. After chapters that introduce behavioral science, the central role of variability in the research process, and measurement, the text deals with the four basic approaches to behavioral research: descriptive research, correlational research, experimental research, and quasi-experimental research.

Although the focus is on research design, elementary statistical analyses (such as correlation, t-tests, and ANOVA) are introduced so that students understand statistics well enough to read research articles and to comprehend the implications of research design for the quality of the data that are collected. Chapters on research ethics and scientific writing (including the most recent version of APA style) round out the book. Throughout each chapter, boxes on “Developing Your Research Skills” and “Behavioral Research Case Study” provide practical examples and pique student interest.

Feedback from instructors and students who have used previous editions of the text attest to its comprehensive coverage of research methods, its readability and student-friendly approach, and the pedagogical usefulness of the integrating theme of behavioral variability.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Starting with the premise that all behavioral research is an effort to understand behavioral variability (variability in behavior across situations, among individuals, and over time), Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods shows readers how to conceptualize questions, measure variables, design studies, and analyze data in order to understand variability in behavior, thought, and emotion. After chapters that introduce behavioral science, the central role of variability in the research process, and measurement, the text deals with the four basic approaches to behavioral research: descriptive research, correlational research, experimental research, and quasi-experimental research.

Although the focus is on research design, elementary statistical analyses (such as correlation, t-tests, and ANOVA) are introduced so that students understand statistics well enough to read research articles and to comprehend the implications of research design for the quality of the data that are collected. Chapters on research ethics and scientific writing (including the most recent version of APA style) round out the book. Throughout each chapter, boxes on “Developing Your Research Skills” and “Behavioral Research Case Study” provide practical examples and pique student interest.

Feedback from instructors and students who have used previous editions of the text attest to its comprehensive coverage of research methods, its readability and student-friendly approach, and the pedagogical usefulness of the integrating theme of behavioral variability.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mark R. Leary, Ph. D., Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, received his B.A. from West Virginia Wesleyan College (1976) and his doctorate from the University of Florida (1980). He taught at Denison University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Wake Forest University before moving to Duke.  Dr. Leary’s research and writing focus on social motivation and emotion, areas in which he has published more than 150 scholarly articles and chapters.  Dr. Leary is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the Association for Psychological Science, as well as a member of the International Association for Relationship Research and the International Society for Self and Identity.  Dr. Leary was the founding editor of Self and Identity, a new scholarly journal, and served for nine years as Associate Editor of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.  He has also served on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Personality, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Personality and Social Psychology Review, and Emotion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0205396763
• ISBN 13: 9780205396764
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible