Methods Toward a Science of Behavior and Experience

BRIEF CONTENTS 1. What is Science? 2. Introduction to the Methods of Science. 3. Developing the Hypothesis. 4. Ethics. 5. Description of Behavior Through Numerical Representation. 6. Inferential Statistics: Making Statistical Decisions. 7. Testing the Hypothesis: A Conceptual Introduction. 8. Control: The Keystone of the Experimental Method. 9. Applying the Logic of Experimentation: Between-Subjects Designs. 10. Extending the Logic of Experimentation: Within-Subjects and Matched-Subjects Approaches. 11. The Ecology of the Experiment: The Scientist and Research Participant In Relation To Their Environments. 12. Quasi-Experimental, Correlational, and Naturalistic Observational Designs. 13. Single-Subject Designs. 14. Questionnaires, Survey Research, and Sampling. 15. Sharing the Results. 16. Beyond Method. APPENDIX A: Guidelines for Nonbiased Language in Apa Journals. APPENDIX B: Printed Article. APPENDIX C: Article Manuscript. APPENDIX D: Tables.