Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4129-7511-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 207 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1259 g

Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences takes a problem-focused approach to introducing research methods in a way that fully integrates the decision tree—from choosing a research design to selecting an appropriate statistic for analysis. With a conversational, student-friendly writing style, author Gregory J. Privitera shows how methods and statistics work together and enable the testing of hypotheses through use of the scientific method. The text’s outstanding pedagogy includes step-by-step instructions for SPSS, empowering students to approach their study and application of research methods with confidence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Privitera, Gregory J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Forschungsmethoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION I: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
Chapter 1—Introduction to Scientific Thinking
Chapter 2—Generating Testable Ideas
Chapter 3—Research Ethics
SECTION II: DEFINING AND MEASURING VARIABLES, SELECTING SAMPLES, AND CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE RESEARCH DESIGN
Chapter 4— Identifying Scientific Variables
Chapter 5—Sampling from Populations
Chapter 6—Choosing a Research Design
SECTION III: NONEXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGNS
Chapter 7—Naturalistic, Qualitative, and Existing Data Research Designs
Chapter 8—Survey and Correlational Research Designs
SECTION IV: QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGNS
Chapter 9—Quasi-Experimental and Single Case Experimental Designs
Chapter 10—Between-Subjects Experimental Designs
Chapter 11—Within-Subjects Experimental Designs
Chapter 12—Factorial Experimental Designs
SECTION V: ANALYZING, INTERPRETING, AND COMMUNICATING RESEARCH DATA
Chapter 13—Analysis and Interpretation: Exposition of Data
Chapter 14—Analysis and Interpretation: Making Decisions About Data
Chapter 15—Communicating Research: Preparing Manuscripts, Posters, and Talks

Über Autor(innen)

Privitera, Gregory J.
Gregory J. Privitera is a three-time national-award-winning author and a professor of psychology at St. Bonaventure University where he is a recipient of its highest teaching honor, The Award for Professional Excellence in Teaching, and its highest honor for scholarship, The Award for Professional Excellence in Research and Publication. Dr. Privitera received his PhD in behavioral neuroscience in the field of psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo and continued with his postdoctoral research at Arizona State University. His texts span diverse topics in psychology and the behavioral sciences and include an introductory psychology text, three statistics texts, two research methods texts, and multiple other texts bridging knowledge creation across health, health care, and analytics. In addition, Dr. Privitera has authored more than three dozen peer-reviewed papers aimed at advancing our understanding of health, health literacy, and informing policy in health care. His research has earned recognition by the American Psychological Association and in media to include Oprah’s Magazine, Time Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. He mentors a variety of undergraduate research projects at St. Bonaventure University, where dozens of students, many of whom have gone on to earn graduate and doctoral degrees at various institutions, have coauthored and presented research work. In addition to his teaching, research, and advisement, Dr. Privitera is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, is an identical twin, and is married with two daughters, Grace Ann and Charlotte Jane, and two sons, Aiden Andrew and Luca James.

Gregory J. Privitera is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Saint Bonaventure University and a veteran of the U.S. Marines. Dr. Privitera received his Ph.D. in Psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He went on to complete a postdoctoral research position at Arizona State University before coming to Saint Bonventure University in 2009. He is the author of a book on psychology and dieting and of multiple peer-reviewed articles on the role of learning and cognition on eating behavior and health. His research work examines a variety of important questions related to factors involved in the acquisition/development of diet; the long-term and short-term consequences of dietary food selection; and the role of cognition on hunger and fullness. He oversees a variety of undergraduate research projects at St. Bonaventure University across psychological specialties and interests. Dr. Privitera is also working on a new text Modern Methods in Behavioral Science.