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Winner of the 2014 Most Promising New Textbook Award from TAA (Text and Authors' Association)!

Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences takes a problem-focused approach to introducing  research methods in a way that fully integrates the decision tree€"from choosing a research design to selecting an appropriate statistic for analysis. With a conversational, student-friendly writing style, author Gregory J. Privitera shows how methods and statistics work together and enable the testing of hypotheses through use of the scientific method. The text€s outstanding pedagogy includes step-by-step instructions for SPSS, empowering students to approach their study and application of research methods with confidence.