Research Methods: A Process of Inquiry [rental Edition]

For courses in research methods and research methods in political science. Programmatic approach to psychology research methodologies Research Methods: A Process of Inquiry is a comprehensive research methodology text that is carefully constructed to introduce important topics in a systematic, conceptually relevant way. Complex concepts such as validity, operational definitions, and statistical inference are introduced early in the text, but only to the degree needed at that point - they are then expanded later in the text. This approach creates a coherent model that makes complex material more accessible for students. The 9th Edition has been heavily updated, including coverage of new topics, updated examples and references, and more. NOTE: This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes - all at an affordable price.

About the Author :
Anthony M. Graziano is Professor Emeritus, Psychology, State University of New York, Buffalo (1969-2000) and was Co-Director of the Research Center for Children and Youth and interim Director of Clinical Psychology. With a BA degree from Columbia College in 1954 and a 1961 PhD from Purdue University, he completed a U.S.V. A. clinical internship and, at the Devereux School, a postdoctoral child-clinical fellowship. From 1961 to 1969 Graziano developed and directed one of the first behavioral treatment clinics for children with autism and other developmental disabilities and was the first to develop relaxation training and systematic desensitization procedures to teach self-control skills to children with autism. An early researcher in behavior modification, he focused his research and writing on research methodology, developmental psychopathology and disabilities, child abuse and parent training. He was awarded a Guggenheim grant for his research on parental use of corporal punishment, is editor, co-author or author of more than twenty books, fifty journal articles and as many newspaper and magazine contributions. He has been Acting Director of the Kennedy Center for children (Connecticut), a member of the Board of Directors of People, Inc., serving persons with developmental disabilities, and of the Eastern Psychological Association. Graziano's most recent books include La Bell'America, McKinley's Ghost and the Little Tin Truck, and, with Michael Raulin, Research Methods: A Process of Inquiry. Michael L. Raulin is an associate professor of psychology at Youngstown State University and was on the psychology faculty at SUNY/Buffalo for 25 years before moving to Ohio. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. At Buffalo, he was the director of the Psychological Services Center-the research and training clinic for the PhD program in clinical psychology-and also headed the PhD clinical psychology program for several years. He founded and directed the department's Anxiety Disorders Clinic and maintained a small private practice for 20 years. Dr. Raulin's research focuses on two areas: psychopathology (especially risk factors in schizophrenia) and critical thinking (specifically, how to teach students to think more critically). He has published over 35 articles or chapters and is author of an abnormal psychology text in addition to Research Methods with Dr. Graziano. He served on the editorial board of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and reviewed papers for more than 20 different journals as well as grant applications for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has an excellent reputation for his teaching, with evaluations that consistently place him among the top instructors at the university, and he has won awards for teaching and public service and is listed in four different Who's Who volumes.