Advanced Research Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

ISBN-13: 9781108425933 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 386 str.

John E. Edlund; Austin Lee Nichols

Opis

Written by an interdisciplinary team of global experts, this book is an invaluable tool for anyone learning about research methods.

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; 1. A brief orientation to research methods and statistics for the social and behavioral sciences John E. Edlund and Austin Lee Nichols; Part I. Performing Good Research: 2. Reliability and validity of measurement in the social and behavioral sciences Michael F. Wagner and John J. Skowronski; 3. Performing research in the laboratory Austin Lee Nichols and John E. Edlund; 4. Field research Sinikka Elliott; 5. Using the internet for research Rosanna E. Guadagno; Part II. Understanding Issues Present throughout the Research Process: 6. Issues in informed consent David S. Festinger, Karen L. Dugosh, Esther Choi and Chloe Sierka; 7. Participant preknowledge and attitudes in research Elena C. Papanastasiou; 8. Experimenter effects David B. Strohmetz; 9. Suspicion probes and debriefing in the social and behavioral sciences Ginette C. Blackhart and Travis D. Clark; Part III. The Social and Behavioral Scientist's Toolkit: 10. Physiological measures Eric J. Vanman and Michael C. Philipp; 11. Eyetracking research Jeff B. Pelz; 12. Questionnaire design Heather M. Stassen and Heather J. Carmack; 13. Reaction time measures in the social and behavioral sciences: speed matters Jeremy D. Heider and Jason T. Reed; Part IV. Emerging Issues in Social and Behavioral Science Research: 14. Replications and the social and behavioural sciences Courtney K. Soderberg and Timothy M. Errington; 15. Research ethics for the social and behavioral sciences Ignacio Ferrero and Javier Pinto; 16. Interdisciplinary research Rachel Adams Goertel, James P. Goertel and Mary G. Carey; 17. Cross-cultural research Fons J. R. van de Vijver; Part V. New Statistical Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: 18. A gentle introduction to Bayesian statistics Milica Miočević and Rens van de Schoot; 19. Development and applications of item response theory Clifford E. Hauenstein and Susan E. Embretson; 20. Social network analysis Sebastian Leon Schorch and Eric Quintane; 21. Meta analysis: an introduction Gregory D. Webster; Appendix A: Metafor package R code for meta-analysis examples; Index.