Textbook for PSY 320 Research Methods Techniques and Designs PSY320.

Preface. -- 1. Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method. -- 2. Research Ideas and Hypotheses. -- 3. Defining and Measuring Variables. -- 4. Ethics in Research. -- 5. Selecting Research Participants. -- 6. Research Strategies and Validity. -- 7. The Experimental Research Strategy. -- 8. Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design. -- 9. Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design. -- 10. The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group, Pre-Post, and Developmental Designs. -- 11. Factorial Designs. -- 12. The Correlational Research Strategy. -- 13. The Descriptive Research Strategy. -- 14. Single-Subject Research Designs. -- 15. Statistical Evaluation of Data. -- 16. Writing an APA-Style Research Report. -- APPENDICES. -- A. Random Number Table and Instruction. -- B. Statistics Demonstrations and Statistical Tables. -- C. Instructions for Using SPSS. -- D. Sample APA-Style Research Report Manuscript for Publication. -- Glossary. -- References. -- Name Index. -- Subject Index.