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Research methods / Donald H. McBurney. - 5th ed. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, c2001. New Delhi : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, [2006]. - xiii, 450 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-437) and indexes.

Psychology and science --
Developing a research question --
Ethics in research --
Writing in psychology --
Variables --
Tabular and graphical description of data --
Validity --
Control --
Nonexperimental research, Part 1 : Observational, archival, and case-study research --
Nonexperimental research, Part 2 : Survey research --
True experiments, Part 1 : Single-factor designs --
True experiments, Part 2 : Factorial designs --
Single-subject experiments --
Quasi experiments --
Epilogue : Biases and limitations of experimental psychology --
Appendix A. Review of statistics.



ISBN: 0534577628 9780534577629

LCCN: 00027529

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Psychology, Experimental--Methodology.
Psychology--Research--Methodology.

LC Class. No.: BF181 / .M22 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 150.72 / MCR 2001