Research methods : a tool for life /
Bernard C. Beins.
- Third edition.
- xviii, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Psychology, science, and life -- Ethics in research -- Planning research : generating a question -- Practical issues in planning your research -- Measurement and sampling -- Conducting an experiment : general principles -- Experiments with one independent variable -- Experiments with multiple independent variables -- 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.