Research Methods focuses on decisions and conclusions, rather than rules and procedures, to help students develop the critical-thinking skills necessary for understanding and designing research. The text emphasizes the need to evaluate a design's strengths and weaknesses when selecting a method and interpreting results.The Second Edition includes a full chapter on ethics and places the statistics review after the introduction of basic design issues to focus on statistics as a set of tools for analyzing research results. A unique capstone chapter, Designing and Evaluating Research, walks students through four research studies, summarizes content, and suggests additional topics for research. More Reviews and Recommendations

Gary Heiman is an associate professor at Buffalo State College. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1976. He has written four books for Houghton Mifflin: Statistics for the Behavioral Science, Research Methods in Psychology, Understanding Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Introduction for Psychology, and Essential Statistics for Behavioral Sciences. Heiman is praised by reviewers and adopters for his readable prose and effective pedagogical skills.

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