Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

The authors' student-friendly approach includes an informal, conversational writing style that emphasizes discussion and explanation of topics, rather than a simple "cookbook" presentation of facts.

Pedagogical aids include chapter Learning Objectives, chapter overviews, chapter summaries, and a list of keywords for quick review at the end of each chapter. Save time by using the Learning Checks and end-of-chapter exercises and activities as prepackaged assignments.

Learning Objectives are linked to Learning Check questions at the end of each section, the exercises at the end of each chapter, and the test bank questions to assist with your assessment efforts.

Organized according to the research process, the book is appropriate for use in a lecture-only class, a class with a lab component, or a class with a writing component consisting of a research proposal or report. A flow-chart of the research process inside the book's front cover reminds students of the organization of the process and the book, and each chapter overview reminds students of their current location in the research process framework.