Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

Notes from Chapter Six: Choosing a Research Design. Covers the following: Designing a Study to Answer a Question Experimental Research Design Quasi-Experimental Research Design Non Experimental Research Design Validity

Notes from Chapter Five: Sampling From Populations. Covers the following... Why Do Researchers Select Samples? Subjects, Participants, and Sampling Methods Methods of Sampling: Non Probability Sampling Methods of Sampling: Probability Sampling Potential Biases in Sampling Ethics in Focus: Participant Pools

Notes from Chapter Three: Research Ethics. Covers the following: Ethics in Behavioral Research The Need for Ethics Committees in Research Ethics in Focus: Examples from Psychology Human Participant Research: IRBs and the APA Code of Conduct Ethics in Focus: Anonymity and Confidentiality Animal Subject Research: IACUCs and the APA Code of Conduct Additional Ethical Considerations: Scientific Integrity

Notes from Chapter Two: Generating Testable Ideas. Covers the following: Generating Interesting and Novel Ideas Converting Ideas to Hypotheses and Theories Developing Your Idea: Deduction and Induction Performing a Literature Review Ethics in Focus: Giving Proper Credit The "3 Cs" of an Effective Literature Review Testing Your Idea: Confirmation and Disconfirmation Ethics in Focus: Publication Bias

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Notes from Chapter One: Introduction to Scientific Thinking. Covers the following: Science as a Method of Knowing The Scientific Method Other Methods of Knowing The Goals of Science Approaches in Acquiring Knowledge Distinguishing Science from Pseudoscience