Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher (eBook)

A Guide to Producing Research That Matters

Rex B. Kline (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008 | 1., First Edition
367 Seiten
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-60623-596-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Students and beginning researchers often discover that their introductory statistics and methods courses have not fully equipped them to plan and execute their own behavioral research studies. This indispensable book bridges the gap between coursework and conducting independent research. With clarity and wit, the author helps the reader build needed skills to formulate a precise, meaningful research question; understand the pros and cons of widely used research designs and analysis options; correctly interpret the outcomes of statistical tests; make informed measurement choices for a particular study; manage the practical aspects of data screening and preparation; and craft effective journal articles, oral presentations, and posters. Including annotated examples and recommended readings, most chapters feature theoretical and computer-based exercises; an answer appendix at the back of the book allows readers to check their work.

Autor

Rex B. Kline, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Concordia University in Montréal. 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 books, chapters, and journal articles in these areas. His website is http://tinyurl.com/rexkline.

Inhalt

I. PROMISE AND PROBLEMS1. Introduction Not Ready for Prime Time What Students Say They Need Plan of the Book Career Paths for Behavioral Scientists Summary Recommended Readings 2. The Good, the Bad, and (the Really) Ugly of Behavioral Science Research            The Good The Bad The (Really) Ugly Why? Summary Recommended Readings II. CONCEPTS3. The Research TrinityTrinity Overview Design Measurement Analysis Internal Validity Construct ValidityConclusion ValidityExternal Validity and SamplingSummary Recommended ReadingsExercises4. Design and Analysis            Chapter OverviewFrom Question to Design Experimental DesignsControlled Quasi-Experimental DesignsNonequivalent-Group DesignsRegression-Discontinuity DesignsOther Quasi-Experimental DesignsNonexperimental DesignsResources for Learning MoreSummaryRecommended ReadingsExercises5. The Truth about StatisticsStudy StrategyA Dozen Truths about StatisticsWhat Statistical Significance Really MeansMisinterpretations of Statistical SignificanceWhy Are There So Many Myths?Other Drawbacks of Statistical TestsIn Defense of Statistical TestsRecommendations for Changing TimesSummaryRecommended ReadingsExercisesAppendix 5.1. Review of Statistics Fundamentals6. Effect Size EstimationContexts for Estimating Effect SizeFamilies of Parametric Effect SizesEstimating Effect Size When Comparing Two SamplesMeasures of Association for More Complex DesignsEffect Sizes for Dichotomous OutcomesT-Shirt Effect Sizes, Importance, and CautionsApproximate Confidence IntervalsResearch ExamplesSummaryRecommended ReadingsExercisesAppendix 6.1. Noncentrality Interval Estimation for Effect Sizes7. MeasurementChapter ScopeThe Critical Yet Underappreciated Role of MeasurementMeasurement Process OverviewResources for Finding MeasuresAdapting or Translating TestsEvaluation of Score Reliability and ValidityChecklist for Evaluating MeasuresRecent Developments in Test TheorySummaryRecommended ReadingsExercisesIII. SKILLS8. Practical Data AnalysisVision First, Then SimplicityManaging Complex Analyses (Batch to the Future)Data ScreeningSummaryRecommended ReadingsExercises9. WritingPlagiarism and Academic IntegrityWriting as LearningGetting StartedThe Role of Style GuidesGeneral Principles of Good WritingPrinciples of Good Scientific WritingWriting Sections of Empirical StudiesEffective Graphical DisplaysReady for the Big TimeSummaryRecommended ReadingsAppendix 9.1. Example Results Section10. PresentationsChallenges of Oral PresentationsProblems with PowerPoint PresentationsPrinciples for Creating Effective PowerPoint PresentationsLessons from Multimedia LearningOther PowerPoint IssuesPoster PresentationsSummaryRecommended ReadingsExercisesAppendix 10.1. 4-Color Example Slides, Handout, and PosterSuggested Answers to Exercises

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.8.2008
• Zusatzinfo: 2-page color tipin
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Schlagworte: Academic Writing • Analysis • Articles • behavioral • Behavioral Research • Behavioral Sciences • behavioral scientists • Classes • Conducting • conducting scientific research • Data Analysis • Designs • Dissertations • doing research presentations • Education • Empirical • empirical articles • experimental methods • getting your research published • graduate students • Graduate writing • guide for beginning researchers • how to conduct research • how to design a research study • how to write a dissertation • how to write a journal article • Human subjects • journal articles • journals • masters-level • Measurement • Methodology • Methods • peer-reviewed articles • Planning • planning a research study • Posters • poster sessions • Presentations • producing research • Projects • Psychology • publications • Quantitative • quantitative research • Reporting • Research • research articles • Research Careers • research designs • Research methods • research primer • Research Projects • research reporting • Research reports • research seminars • Research techniques • Scholarly Writing • Scientific • Statistical • Statistical Analysis • Statistics • students • Studies • Study • "substance abuse, behavior change, psychotherapy, interventions, addictions, ambivalence, resistance, therapy, counseling field, counseling students, interviewing skills, meth addiction, life coaching, helping professionals, therapeutic relationship, helping professions, professional counselor, core concepts, social workers, transpersonal, rationales, person-centered, exam, cognitive-behavioral, court-ordered, modality, clinicians, evidence-based, revisions, trainers, therapists, counselors, seminar, exerci • techniques • theory • Thesis • thesis courses • Tools • upper-division undergraduates • Writing • Writing your dissertation
• ISBN-10: 1-60623-596-6 / 1606235966
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60623-596-6 / 9781606235966