Methods toward a science of behavior and experience / William J. Ray
Imprint
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2000
Edition
6th ed
Descript
xxviii, 441 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
What is science? -- Introduction to the methods of science -- Developing the hypothesis -- Description of behavior through numerical representation -- Inferential statistics: making statistical decisions -- Testing the hypothesis: a conceptual introduction -- Control: the keystone of the experimental method -- Applying the logic of experimentation: between-subjects designs -- Extending the logic of experimentation: within-subjects and matched-subjects approaches -- The ecology of the experiment: the scientist and research participant in relation to their environments -- Quasi-experimental, correlational, and naturalistic observational designs -- Single-subject designs -- Questionnaires, survey research, and sampling -- Ethics -- Sharing the results -- Beyond method