Research Methods

Name: Research Methods
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ISBN: 9780534556839

ISBN-10: 0534556833

ISBN-13: 9780534556839

Edition: 2002

Authors: Laura Langston

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List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 5/23/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

<p Laura Langston is the award-winning author of fifteen internationally acclaimed books for children and young adults. A former journalist with the CBC, Laura also writes non-fiction for such publications as <em Canadian Gardening</em magazine. When she's not writing, reading or walking her shetland sheepdog, she can be found in the garden or the kitchen. Laura lives with her family and assorted pets in Victoria, British Columbia. Visit <a href="http://www.lauralangston.com" www.lauralangston.com</a for more information.</p <p </p

Naturalistic Observation, Survey, and Correlation Research	p. 1
Naturalistic Observation	p. 3
Introduction: Observing Behavior	p. 3
Target Article: Observing Territoriality in the Parking Lot	p. 5
Implementing the Design	p. 6
Materials	p. 6
Suggested Projects	p. 7
References	p. 10
Supplement: Sample Observation Sheet	p. 13
Survey Research	p. 15
Introduction: Conducting a Survey	p. 15
Target Article: Grade Inflation	p. 18
Implementing the Design	p. 19
Materials	p. 19
Suggested Projects	p. 19
References	p. 21
Correlation Research	p. 23
Introduction: Finding Relationships	p. 23
Target Article: The Relationship Between Pet Ownership and Health	p. 26
Implementing the Design	p. 28
Materials	p. 28
Suggested Projects	p. 29
References	p. 31
Pet Attitude Scale	p. 33
Additional Scales	p. 35
Experimental Designs	p. 37
Two-Group Experiments	p. 39
Introduction: What Is an Experiment?	p. 39
Target Article: The Stroop Effect	p. 41
	p. 41
	p. 42
Implementing the Design	p. 43
Materials	p. 43
Suggested Projects	p. 50
References	p. 52
One-Way Designs I	p. 55
Introduction: Experiments with More than Two Groups and One Independent Variable	p. 55
Target Article: Gesture and Thought	p. 57
	p. 57
	p. 58
Implementing the Design	p. 58
Materials	p. 58
Suggested Projects	p. 59
References	p. 62
Supplement: Words and Definitions from Frick-Horbury and Guttentag (1998)	p. 65
One-Way Designs II	p. 69
Introduction: Experiments with More than Two Groups and One Independent Variable	p. 69
Target Article: Room Color and Mood	p. 69
Implementing the Design	p. 71
Materials	p. 71
Suggested Projects	p. 72
References	p. 74
Factorial Designs I	p. 75
Introduction: Experiments with Two or More Independent Variables	p. 75
Target Article: Mood and Perception	p. 79
Implementing the Design	p. 83
Materials	p. 83
Suggested Projects	p. 90
References	p. 92
Velten Mood Induction Statements	p. 95
The Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS)	p. 131
Factorial Designs II	p. 133
Introduction: Experiments with Two or More Independent Variables	p. 133
Target Article: In Search of a Gender Neutral Pronoun	p. 133
	p. 135
	p. 137
Implementing the Design	p. 137
Materials	p. 137
Suggested Projects	p. 145
References	p. 146
Field Experiments	p. 147
Introduction: Field Experiments	p. 147
Target Article: The Pique Technique	p. 149
Implementing the Design	p. 150
Materials	p. 150
Suggested Projects	p. 150
References	p. 151
Advanced Experimental Methodology	p. 153
Strong Inference	p. 155
Introduction: Falsification--"Incrementing by Exclusion"	p. 155
Target Article: Obstacle Detection by the Blind	p. 157
	p. 157
	p. 158
	p. 159
Implementing the Design	p. 160
Materials	p. 160
Suggested Projects	p. 160
References	p. 162
Combining Correlation Research and Experiments	p. 163
Introduction: "Correlation Does Not Imply Causation"	p. 163
Target Article: Combining Correlational and Experimental Approaches--Depression and Judged Control	p. 164
Finding a Correlation Between Depression and Judged Control	p. 164
An Experiment to Determine Causal Relationships	p. 166
Implementing the Design	p. 169
Materials	p. 169
Suggested Projects	p. 175
References	p. 176
Getting Approval from Institutional Review Boards	p. 179
Using the Analysis Software	p. 189
Writing Results Sections	p. 199
Presenting Your Work	p. 209
Installing the Software	p. 219
Index	p. 223
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