TY - BOOK AU - Stangor,Charles TI - Research methods for the behavioral sciences SN - 0840031971 AV - BF76.5 .S66 2011 U1 - 300.72 22 PY - 2011///] CY - Belmont, Calif. PB - Wadsworth Cengage Learning KW - Psychology KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Social sciences N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-435) and index; Getting started -- Introduction to research -- Developing the research hypotheses -- Ethics in research -- Measuring and describing -- Measures -- Reliability and validity -- Surveys and sampling -- Naturalistic methods -- Testing research hypotheses -- Hypothesis testing and inferential statistics -- Correlational research designs -- Experimental research: one-way designs -- Designing and interpreting research -- Experimental research: factorial designs -- Experimental control and internal validity -- External validity -- Quasi-experimental research designs ER -