Test Bank for Beginning Behavioral Research A Conceptual Primer 7th Edition by Ralph L. Rosnow

Test Bank for Beginning Behavioral Research A Conceptual Primer 7th Edition by Ralph L. Rosnow

Test Bank for Beginning Behavioral Research A Conceptual Primer 7th Edition by Ralph L. Rosnow

Continuing the Chain of Discovery and Understanding

Beginning Behavioral Research introduces students to the broad base and conceptual underpinnings of basic principles of ethical research with human participants from (a) the development of ideas and testable hypotheses, to (b) the selection of appropriate methods of measurement and data collection, to (c) the design and implementation of empirical research, to (d) the statistical analysis and interpretation of results, and finally, to (e) the reporting of findings and conclusions. The authors emphasize good research, empirical reasoning, and the continuity of psychological science in the continuing cycle of discovery and understanding.

The beginning in the title of this text is intended to have a double meaning. It not only describes the level of the material but also conveys the idea of a journey. For some students, the journey will be completed at the end of the course in which this text is used. For others, the journey will have just begun. In either case, students will have a deeper understanding of the applicability and limits of the scientific method.  They will also have learned how to frame questions about the scientific results they read or hear about in the media in ways that will allow them to reach beyond other people’s conclusions or assertions and decide for themselves what is true.

Additional Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, students who are expected to conduct a research study should be able to:

• Craft a research idea that can be empirically tested
• Choose methods of data collection and measurement
• Develop a research proposal
• Design and implement the research study
• Approach the research data
• Test and evaluate hypotheses and explore the results
• Report the research project in the APA style

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I GETTING STARTED

Chapter 1 Behavioral Research and the Scientific Method

Chapter 2 From Hunches to Testable Hypotheses

Chapter 3 Ethical Considerations and Guidelines

PART II OBSERVATION AND MEASUREMENT

Chapter 4 Methods of Systematic Observation

Chapter 5 Methods for Looking Within Ourselves

Chapter 6 Reliability and Validity in Measurement and Research

PART III DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

Chapter 7 Randomized Experiments and Causal Inference

Chapter 8 Nonrandomized Research and Causal Reasoning

Chapter 9 Survey Research and Subject Recruitment

PART IV DESCRIBING DATA AND DRAWING INFERENCES

Chapter 10 Summarizing the Data

Chapter 11 Correlating Variables

Chapter 12 Understanding p Values and Effect Size Indicators

PART V STATISTICAL TESTS

Chapter 13 The Comparison of Two Conditions

Chapter 14 Comparisons of More Than Two Conditions

Chapter 15 The Analysis of Frequency Tables

Appendices

Appendix A Reporting Your Research Results

Appendix B Statistical Tables

Appendix C Introduction to Meta-Analysis

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