Beins, Bernard, <br/><br/>
Research methods :  a tool for life / 
Bernard C. Beins. 
 - xvii, 430 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-412) and index. 
<br/><br/> Psychology, Science, and Life --  Ethics in Research: Following the Golden Rule --  Planning Research: Generating a Question --  Practical Issues in Planning Your Research --  Conducting an Experiment: General Principles --  The Design of Simple and Complex Experiments --  Expanding on Experimental Designs: Repeated Measures and Quasi-Experiments --  Principles of Survey Research --  Correlational Research --  Studying Patterns in the Natural World: Observational Approaches --  Research in Depth: Longitudinal and Single-Case Studies --  People Are Different: Considering Cultural and Individual Differences in Research.  Ch. 1.  Ch. 2.  Ch. 3.  Ch. 4.  Ch. 5.  Ch. 6.  Ch. 7.  Ch. 8.  Ch. 9.  Ch. 10.  Ch. 11.  Ch. 12. 
<br/><br/> "After reading this book, students will understand how to conduct meaningful research using a wide array of methodologies. They will also appreciate the social and cultural factors that influence how they carry out research and how they interpret it. To help engage students, each chapter presents controversies that illustrate the methods of that chapter."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0205327710 9780205327713 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003054454 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology--Research--Methodology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF76.5  / .B439 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>150.72