Designed for undergraduate courses in research methods and experimental methodology in psychology and education departments. Known for its coherent overview of research methodology, Leary uses variability as an integrative theme, covering both experimental and non-experimental methods, including advanced topics. This approach provides greater coherence and gives students a heuristic for thinking about problems they encounter in research. All major methods and designs are covered, including descriptive, correlational, ...
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Designed for undergraduate courses in research methods and experimental methodology in psychology and education departments. Known for its coherent overview of research methodology, Leary uses variability as an integrative theme, covering both experimental and non-experimental methods, including advanced topics. This approach provides greater coherence and gives students a heuristic for thinking about problems they encounter in research. All major methods and designs are covered, including descriptive, correlational, experimental, and quasi-experimental approaches. While basic methods receive considerable coverage, the inclusion of more advanced topics, such as cross-lagged panel designs, factor analysis, meta-analysis, and structural equations modeling, allows for different levels of teaching and learning. *Coverage of measurement has been reorganized and broadened. Following Chapter 3, which deals with basic measurement issues, Chapter 4 now focuses in detail on specific types of measures, including observational, physiological, self-report, and archival measures. *A new chapter on Descriptive Research (Ch. 5) has been added that covers types of descriptive studies, sampling, and
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Add this copy of Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods-2nd Edition to cart. $10.00, good condition, Sold by Ed Buryn Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nevada City, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Brooks/Cole Publ.
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Near Fine, some highlighting in a few chapters, A readable integrated overview of methods used by behvioral researchers, much updated edition. Bright tight used copy. 7-1/2 x 9-1/2, 422 pp, indexes, references, glossary, appendixes, b/w illus.
This textbook is for my class at my university, and it cost like 125 dollars something crazy like that, I got it here for like not even a quarter of the price and its perfect, it was second hand so all the highlighting was done for me already, every chapter I read, the work is done, I do not have to highlight is perfect. THANKs so much,
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