Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher
A Guide to Producing Research That Matters
2nd Edition
Published on 27. November 2019
364 pages
978-1-4625-4292-5 (ISBN)
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Early-career behavioral scientists; students in psychology, human development, family studies, education, sociology, social work, nursing, public health, and management. Serves as a core book or supplement in advanced undergraduate-level courses such as the Honors Thesis or as a supplement in graduate-level courses such as the Master's Thesis or Research Methods.
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Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher, Second Edition
A Guide to Producing Research That Matters
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Guilford Press
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Rex B. Kline, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Since earning a doctorate in clinical psychology, he has conducted research on the psychometric evaluation of cognitive abilities, behavioral and scholastic assessment of children, structural equation modeling, training of researchers, statistics reform in the behavioral sciences, and usability engineering in computer science. Dr. Kline has published a number of chapters and journal articles in these areas. His books include Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling, Fourth Edition, and Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher, Second Edition.
Content
I. Promise and Problems
1. Introduction
2. Research Trinity: Design, Measurement, and Analysis
3. Crises
II. Remedies
4. Reporting Standards: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
5. Open Science
6. Statistics Reform
Appendix 6.A. Significance Testing Glossary
7. Effect Size
Appendix 7.A. Source Tables for Two Factorial Examples
8. Psychometrics
III. Skills
9. Practical Data Analysis
10. Writing
11. Presentations
Appendix 11.A. Example Thesis Student Slideshow
Appendix 11.B. Example Handout
1. Introduction
2. Research Trinity: Design, Measurement, and Analysis
3. Crises
II. Remedies
4. Reporting Standards: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
5. Open Science
6. Statistics Reform
Appendix 6.A. Significance Testing Glossary
7. Effect Size
Appendix 7.A. Source Tables for Two Factorial Examples
8. Psychometrics
III. Skills
9. Practical Data Analysis
10. Writing
11. Presentations
Appendix 11.A. Example Thesis Student Slideshow
Appendix 11.B. Example Handout
