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Author:

Mitchell, Mark L.

Title:

Research design explained / Mark L. Mitchell, Janina M. Jolley.

Edition:

7th ed.

Publisher:

Wadsworth,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xxiii, 645 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Psychology--Methodology.--Methodology.
Psychology, Experimental--Methodology.--Methodology.

Other Authors:

Jolley, Janina M.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 631-640) and index.

Contents:

Science, psychology, and you -- Validity and ethics : can we know, should we know, and can we afford not to know? -- Generating and refining research hypotheses -- Reading, reviewing, and replicating research -- Measuring and manipulating variables : reliability and validity -- Beyond reliability and validity : the best measure for your study -- Introduction to descriptive methods and correlational research -- Survey research -- Internal validity -- The simple experiment -- Expanding the simple experiment : the multiple-group experiment -- Expanding the experiment : factorial designs -- Matched pairs, within-subjects, and mixed designs -- Single-n designs and quasi-experiments -- Putting it all together : writing research proposals and reports.

ISBN:

9780495602217
0495602213

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)