Research Design and Methods : A Process Approach, 6/e
Kenneth S. Bordens,
Indiana University/Purdue University - Fort Wayne Bruce Barrington Abbott,
Indiana University/Purdue University
ISBN: 0072887648 Copyright year: 2005
Table of Contents
Explaining Behavior
Framing a Problem in Scientific Terms
Why Should You Care about Learning about Research?
Exploring the Causes of Behavior
Explaining Behavior
When Scientific Explanations Fail
Failures Due to Faulty Inference
Methods of Inquiry
Translating the Scientific
Method into Practice: The Research Process
Developing Ideas for Research and Evaluating Theories
of Behavior
Sources of Research Ideas
Developing Good Research Questions
Scientific Theories
Types of Theory
Roles of Theory in Science
Characteristics
of a Good Theory
Using Confirmational and Disconfirmational Strategies Together
Theory-Driven versus Data-Driven Research
Reviewing the Scientific Literature
Reasons for Reviewing the Literature
Sources of Research Information
Performing Library Research
Reading Research
Reports
Factors Affecting the Quality of a Source of Research Information
Fraud and the Role of Values in the Research Process
Developing
Hypotheses
Choosing a Research Design
Functions of a Research Design
Causal versus
Correlational Relationships
Correlational Research
Experimental Research
Internal and External Validity
Research Settings
Making Systematic Observations
Deciding What to Observe
Choosing Specific
Variables for Your Study
Choosing Your Measures
Choosing When to Observe
The Reactive Nature of Psychological Measurement
Automating Your Experiments
Detecting and Correcting Problems
Choosing and Using Participants and Subjects: Pragmatic and Ethical Considerations
General Considerations
Considerations
When Using Human Participants
Acquiring Human Participants for Research
Voluntary Participation and Validity
Research Using Deception
Considerations
When Using Animals as Subjects in Research
Alternatives to Animals in Research: In Vitro Methods and Computer Simulation
Using Nonexperimental Research
Conducting Observational Research
Qualitative
Approaches
Naturalistic Observation
Ethnography
Sociometry
The Case
History
Archival Research
Content Analysis
Meta-Analysis: A Tool for Comparing
Results Across Studies
Using Survey Research
Survey Research
Designing Your Questionnaire
Administering Your Questionnaire
Assessing the Reliability of Your Questionnaire
Assessing the Validity of Your Questionnaire
Acquiring a Sample for Your Survey
Using Between-Subjects and Within-Subjects Experimental Designs
Types
of Experimental Design
The Problem of Error Variance in Between-Subjects and
Within-Subjects Designs
Between-Subjects Designs
Within-Subjects Designs
Designs With Two or More Independent Variables
Designs With Two or More
Dependent Variables
Confounding and Experimental Design
Using Specialized Research Designs
Combining Between-Subjects and Within-Subjects
Designs
Combining Experimental and Correlational Designs
Quasi-Experimental
Designs
Pretest-Posttest Designs
Developmental Designs
Using Single-Subject Designs
A Little History
Baseline, Dynamic, and Discrete Trials Designs
Baseline Designs
Dynamic Designs
Discrete Trials Designs
Inferential Statistics
and Single-Subject Designs
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Single-Subject
Approach
Describing Data
Descriptive Statistics and Exploratory Data Analysis
Organizing Your Data
Graphing Your Data
The Frequency Distribution
Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Center and Spread
Measures of Association,
Regression, and Related Topics
Using Inferential Statistics
Inferential Statistics: Basic Concepts
The Logic Behind Inferential Statistics
Parametric Statistics
Nonparametric
Statistics
Special Topics in Inferential Statistics
Using Multivariate Design and Analysis
Correlational and
Experimental Multivariate Designs
Assumptions and Requirements of Multivariate Statistics
Multivariate Statistical Tests
Multivariate Analysis: A Cautionary Note
Reporting Your Research Results
APA Writing Style
Writing an APA-Style
Research Paper
Expression, Organization, and Style
Telling the World about Your Results
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