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Enhanced MindTap for Gravetter/Forzano's Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, 1 term Instant Access, 6th Edition

Frederick J Gravetter, Lori-Ann B. Forzano

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Enhanced MindTap for Gravetter/Forzano's Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, 1 term Instant Access 6th Edition by Frederick J Gravetter/Lori-Ann B. Forzano
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Enhanced MindTap for Gravetter/Forzano's Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, 6th Edition is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course\u2014to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual, and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.\n\nMindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics, and add your own material or notes in the ebook. And now, the all-new Enhanced MindTap features a streamlined and simplified Learning Path, improved accessibility, and supplements that have been reimagined from the ground up to help your students learn\u2014whether it's in the classroom, online, or hybrid.

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Meet the Authors

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Frederick J Gravetter

The late Frederick J Gravetter was professor emeritus of psychology at State University of New York, Brockport. While teaching at Brockport, Dr. Gravetter specialized in statistics, experimental design and cognitive psychology. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from M.I.T. and his Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. In addition to publishing several research articles, Dr. Gravetter co-authored STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES and ESSENTIAL OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES.

Lori-Ann B. Forzano

Lori-Ann B Forzano is a professor of psychology at State University of New York, Brockport, where she regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in research methods, statistics, learning, animal behavior and the psychology of eating. Her research examines impulsivity and self-control in adults and children and has been published in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Learning and Motivation and The Psychological Record. Dr. Forzano also co-authored ESSENTIALS OF STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. She received her PhD in experimental psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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  • IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY. Several key changes were made to improve accessibility across the MindTap and supplements, including updated alt text, screen reader compatibility, updated activities, and more.
  • BRAND NEW R ACTIVITIES. The Enhaned MindTap features all-new activities and guides to help students learn and use R, a free software environment for statistical computing.
  • COVERAGE OF UPDATED APA GUIDELINES. New and updated features show students how to cite their work using the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (APA 7th edition).

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  • MindTap is an outcome-driven application that propels students from memorization to mastery. It’s the only platform that gives you complete ownership of your course. With it, you can challenge every student, build their confidence and empower them to be unstoppable.
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Table of Contents

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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-Case Experimental 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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780357657782
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