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9781559348751

Research Methods in Human Development

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  • ISBN13:

    9781559348751

  • ISBN10:

    1559348755

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-07-03
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

This introductory text is designed for applied research methods courses focused on human development. Accessible and clearly written, the text reflects an interdisciplinary, life-span approach as well as a complete balance between experimental and non-experimental methods.

Table of Contents

1. The Scientific View

2. Ethical Concerns

3. Origins of Scientific Inquiry

4. Studying Relationships Between Variables

5. Correlational and Experimental Methods

6. Descriptive Methods

7. Survey Research

8. Designing Experiments

9. Developmental and Single-Subject Designs

10. Conducting Research

11. Practical Considerations in Conducting Research

12. Factorial Designs

13. Assigning Participants to Conditions

14. Understanding Research Results

15. Statistics

16. Generalizability

Appendix A: Writing Research Reports

Appendix B: Statistical Tests

Appendix C: Statistical Tables

Glossary

References

Index

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