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. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.