Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
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ISBN: 9781337681698
Author: Frederick J Gravetter; Lori-Ann B. Forzano
Publisher: Cengage Limited
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Identify possible sources and use them to identify a topic area for research.
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Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
Ch. 2.1 - Identify possible sources and use them to identify...Ch. 2.1 - Define applied research and basic research and...Ch. 2.2 - Define primary and secondary sources, identity...Ch. 2.2 - Describe the process of conducting a literature...Ch. 2.2 - Describe the differences between a full-text...Ch. 2.3 - Identity the basic sections of an APA-style...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 7LOCh. 2.4 - Describe the characteristics of a good hypothesis...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1ECh. 2 - Make a list of five ideas for a general research...
Ch. 2 - Based on the following descriptions of studies,...Ch. 2 - Define primary and secondary sources and explain...Ch. 2 - Using PsycINFO (or a similar database), find five...Ch. 2 - Using PsycINFO (or a similar database), find...Ch. 2 - Search in a current newspaper or on a news website...Ch. 2 - How does a full-text database differ from other...Ch. 2 - List the five sections typically found in a...Ch. 2 - Describe the three ways identified in the text to...Ch. 2 - Is the following hypothesis testable, refutable,...Ch. 2 - Determine whether each of the following hypotheses...
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