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Research methods in applied behavior analysis /

Bailey, Jon S.

Research methods in applied behavior analysis / Jon S. Bailey, Mary R. Burch. - Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2002. - xii, 268 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-252) and index.

PART I: WHAT IS APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS RESEARCH?
PART II: RESEARCH METHODS IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR THE NEW RESEARCHER
Step 1: Select Your General Topic, Find a Good Setting & Choose Appropriate Participants
Step 2: Narrow Down Your Research Question
Step 3: Decide on Your Dependent & Independent Variables
Step 4: Establish Social Validity
Step 5: Create Your Data Collection Systems
Step 6: Pilot Test Your Key Variables
Step 7: Identify the Appropriate Research Design
Step 8: Conduct an Ethics Check
Step 9: Carry Out Your Research Project: A Daily & Weekly Checklist for Success / Step
Step 10: Analyze & Graph Your Data
PART III: GOING PUBLIC
References
Index

ISBN: 0761925562

LCCN: 2001005394

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Psychology, Applied--Research--Methodology.

LC Class. No.: BF76.5 / B35 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 150.72 BAI B