Student Study Guide With IBM SPSS Workbook for Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4522-9051-5
Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 739 g

The Study Guide to Accompany Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences includes a review of chapter learning objectives, chapter outlines and key terms, essential statistical formulas, special tips and insights for students, and chapter summaries. To practice skills, the guide offers word searches and crossword puzzles for each chapter, extensive practice quizzes linked to chapter learning objectives and SPSS in Focus exercises which complement those in the book. In addition, a special reference guide on Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling offers students the tools they need to hone and improve their writing skills.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Privitera, Gregory J.

Fachgebiete

• 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
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
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
SPSS in Focus Exercises With General Instructions
Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS): A Brief Writing Guide

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.