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Research Methods: A Process of Inquiry (with Student Tutorial CD-ROM), 5/E
Anthony M. Graziano, State University of New York Buffalo
Michael L. Raulin, State University of New York at Buffalo

ISBN-10: 0205360653
ISBN-13: 9780205360659

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2004
Format: Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 480 pp
Published: 06/05/2003

This item has been replaced by Research Methods: A Process of Inquiry, 7/E.

This comprehensive text explores the entire range of research methodologies in psychology, using a programmatic approach to introduce topics and build on earlier presentations to increase student understanding.

Emphasizes research concepts, rather than cookbook-like strategies, to help students develop an understanding of scientific research.

Clearly written explanations of concepts and numerous examples drawn from all areas of psychology enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of the research process.

Review exercises at the end of each chapter (with answers to select exercises in an appendix) provide students with examples for self-review.

Informational boxes throughout the text illustrate key points for students.

Internal summaries give students a quick review of each major topic before moving on to the next concept. End-of-chapter summaries allow students to pause and review what they have read so that they can relate information to real-life knowledge.

Expanded treatment of research ethics gives students an early introduction to considerations vital in research design, and involves them in later discussions of the ethics of human and animal research.

“Pre-Data Checklist” supplies students with a list of items that must be completed before data collection is able to occur.

A unique decision-tree flowchart takes students step-by-step through the characteristics of any basic research design to the choice of appropriate statistical procedures and allows instructors to pick statistical procedures based on already-learned course material.

Every copy of the text comes packaged with a free student tutorial CD-ROM. This free CD is an integrated package of pedagogical features in a cross-platform format. It includes an Interactive Study Guide, a Lab Manual, and tutorials on statistical analysis, library research, and APA writing style. Coverage of advanced topics render this a resource for future use.

The text can also be packaged with the SPSS Student Version CD-ROM for an additional $15.00 (Order Valuepack ISBN: 0-205-41752-3).

Extensive revising has resulted in the addition of new research, updating of existing coverage, and rewriting for greater clarity throughout.

Coverage of ethics and statistics has been integrated throughout the text.

1. Curiosity, Creativity, and Commitment.

Science Is a Way of Thinking.

Asking Questions.

Science and Art.

Acquiring Knowledge.

Emergence of Science.

The History of Psychology.

The Science of Psychology.

2. Research Is a Process of Inquiry.

A Process of Inquiry.

Basic Assumptions of Science.

Observation and Inference: Facts and Constructs.

Conceptual Models in Science.

Inductive and Deductive Thinking.

Models and Theories in Science.

A Model of the Research Process.

3. The Starting Point: Asking Questions.

Asking Questions.

Refining Questions for Research.

Types of Variables in Research.

Validity and the Control of Extraneous Variables.

Research Ethics.

4. Data and the Nature of Measurement.

Research Variables.

Measurement.

Scales of Measurement.

Measuring and Controlling Variables.

The Need for Objective Measurement.

5. Statistical Analysis of Data.

Individual Differences and Statistical Procedures.

Descriptive Statistics.

Inferential Statistics.

6. Field Research: I. Naturalistic Observation, Case-Study Research, and Survey Research.

The Challenge of Low-Constraint Research.

Examples of Naturalistic Observation.

Examples of Case-Study Research.

The Value of Low-Constraint Methods.

Problem Statements and Hypotheses in Naturalistic Observation and Case-Study Research.

Using Naturalistic Observation and Case-Study Methods.

Evaluating and Interpreting Data.

Limitations of Naturalistic Observation and Case-Study Methods.

Survey Research.

7. Correlational and Differential Methods of Research.

Correlational Research Methods.

Differential Research Methods.

What Makes Differential Research Higher-Constraint Than Correlational Research?

When to Use Correlational and Differential Research.

Conducting Correlational Research.

Conducting Differential Research.

Limitations of Correlational and Differential Research.

8. Hypothesis Testing, Validity, and Threats to Validity.

Hypothesis Testing.

Validity and Threats to Validity.

Major Confounding Variables.

Subject and Experimenter Effects.

Validity, Control, and Constraint.

9. Controls to Reduce Threats to Validity.

Threats to Validity.

General Control Procedures.

Control Over Subject and Experimenter Effects.

Control Through Participant Selection and Assignment.

Control Through Experimental Design.

10. Control of Variance Through Experimental Design: Single-Variable, Independent-Groups Designs.

Experimental Design.

Variance.

Nonexperimental Approaches.

Experimental Designs: Testing One Independent Variable.

Statistical Analyses of Completely Randomized Designs.

Other Experimental Designs.

11. Control of Variance Through Experimental Design: Single-Variable, Correlated-Groups Designs.

Correlated-Groups Designs.

Within-Subjects Design.

Matched-Subjects Design.

Single-Subject Design.

12. Control of Variance through Experimental Design: Factorial Designs.

Factorial Designs.

Variations of Basic Factorial Design.

ANOVA: A Postscript.

13. Field Research: II. A Second Look at Research in Natural Settings.

Conducting Field Research.

Quasi-Experimental Designs.

Single-Subject Designs.

Program Evaluation.

14. Final Preparations Before Data Collection.

Selecting Appropriate Statistical Procedures.

The Pre-Data Check.

15. Research Methodology: An Evolving Discipline.

New Directions in Research Methodology.

Science: An Interaction between Empiricism and Rationalism.

Appendix A: Using the CD and Web Supplements.

Resources Available on the CD and Website.

Accessing the CD Material.

Accessing the Web Material.

Appendix Summary.

Appendix B: Writing a Research Report: APA Publication Style.

Structure of a Research Article.

Writing the Research Report.

Writing Style.

Summary.

Appendix C: Conducting Library Research.

Using the Library.

How Research Materials Are Organized.

Finding the Relevant Research.

Search Strategies.

Summary of Library Research.

Appendix D: Random Numbers.

Appendix E: Computerized Statistical Analyses.

Organizing and Entering the Data.

Data Analysis Using SPSS for Windows.

Summary.

Appendix F: Selected Answers to Exercises.

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ISBN-10: 0205634028 | ISBN-13: 9780205634026
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This comprehensive text explores the entire range of research methodologies in psychology, using a carefully constructed programmatic approach to introduce topics and systematically build on the earlier presentations. This text emphasizes research concepts, as well as specific, technical research strategies, to help students develop an understanding of the underlying rational-empirical processes of science and to gain specific research skills. It provides clearly written explanations of concepts and numerous examples drawn from all areas of psychology to enable students to develop sophisticated understanding of the research process.
Research Methods: A Process of Inquiry, 6/E
Graziano & Raulin
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Cloth; 480 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205484751 | ISBN-13: 9780205484751
Brief Description

This comprehensive text explores the entire range of research methodologies in psychology, using a programmatic approach to introduce topics and build on earlier presentations to increase student understanding. It includes the most extensive package of web-based pedagogical features of any text in this market. located in a currently open-access website at: www.ablongman.com/graziano6e.

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Research Methods: A Process of Inquiry explores the entire range of research methodologies in psychology, using a programmatic approach to introduce topics and build on earlier presentations to increase student understanding. The authors emphasize research concepts, rather than simply presenting cookbook-like strategies, to help students develop an understanding of scientific research.

Highlights of the Fifth Edition

Review exercises at the end of each chapter (with answers to select exercises in an appendix) provide students with examples for self-review.
Expanded treatment of research ethics gives students an early introduction to considerations vital in research design, and involves them in later discussions of the ethics of human and animal research.
A unique decision-tree flowchart takes students step-by-step through the characteristics of any basic research design to the choice of appropriate statistical procedures and allows instructors to pick statistical procedures based on already-learned course material.
Every copy of the text comes packaged with a free student tutorial CD-ROM. This free CD is an integrated package of pedagogical features in a cross-platform format. It includes an Interactive Study Guide, a Lab Manual, and tutorials on statistical analysis, library research, and APA writing style. Coverage of advanced topics render this a resource for future use.

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