Methods in Behavioral Research / Edition 11

by Paul Cozby, Scott Bates

Overview

Methods in Behavioral Research has achieved its market-leading position with its concise and strategic approach to methodological decision making. Combining helpful pedagogy and rich examples, Cozby's eleventh edition again incorporates learning objectives, illustrative graphics, and activities to increase student involvement. Highlights of the new edition include a broader introduction of different research techniques in Chapter 4, extensive revision of the “validity of measurements” section, and updated structural equations models.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780078035159
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	11/11/2011
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Paul C. Cozby is Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fullerton, and Northcentral University. Dr. Cozby was an undergraduate at the University of California, Riverside, and received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, member of the Association for Psychological Science, and has served as officer of the Society for Computers in Psychology. He is Executive Officer of the Western Psychological Association. He is the author of Using Computers in the Behavioral Sciences and co-editor with Daniel Perlman of Social Psychology.

Scott C. Bates is a Professor of Psychology, Associate Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, and Associate Vice President for Research at Utah State University. He earned a B.S. in Psychology from Whitman College, an M.S. in Psychology from Western Washington University, and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Colorado State University. His research interests and experiences are varied. He has conducted research in areas as wide-ranging as adolescent problem behavior and problem-behavior prevention, teaching and learning in higher education, and the psychology consequences of growing and tending plants in outer space.

Table of Contents

Methods in Behavioral Research, 12e

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Scientific Understanding of Behavior

Chapter 2: Where to Start

Chapter 3: Ethics in Behavioral Research

Chapter 4: Fundamental Research Issues

Chapter 5: Measurement Concepts

Chapter 6: Observational Methods

Chapter 7: Asking People About Themselves: Survey Research

Chapter 8: Experimental Design

Chapter 9: Conducting Experiments

Chapter 10: Complex Experimental Designs

Chapter 11: Single-Case, Quasi-Experimental, and Developmental Research

Chapter 12: Understanding Research Results: Description and Correlation

Chapter 13: Understanding Research Results: Statistical Inference

Chapter 14: Generalization

Appendix A: Reporting Research

Appendix B: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

Appendix C: Statistical Tests