Exploring Research, 7/E

Now in its seventh edition, the bestselling Exploring Research focuses on presenting the basics of research in the social and behavioral sciences in an informative and student-friendly way. While the basic structure of the edition remains the same, there have been some significant improvements including A new chapter focusing on ethics, including the importance of ethics when doing online research, the use of children as participants, and expanded and updated general ethical guidelines (from a variety of professional organizations) for conducting research. New and updated coverage of software for dealing with qualitative data as well as software that assists in the development and refinement of bibliographies. Study questions and answers at the end of each chapter for a more convenient learning experience. Test Yourself questions at the end of many sections that help the reader summarize the content in those parts of the chapter and facilitate thinking and discussion about the topics at hand. Twice the number of end-of-chapter exercises in each chapter, so readers can get even more practice with the skills they have learned through their reading. Additional and updated online research material, including new information about Google and other online search engines.