Research Methods: A Tool for Life (2nd Edition)
RESEARCH METHODSA Tool For LifeSecond Editionby Bernard C. Beins  Research Methods: A Tool for Lifeteaches students to conduct research and explains how the results of psychological research make a difference in people’s everyday lives. NEW to the 2ndEditionConcept Maps— Help students connect important ideas in each chapter.Updated Research- Examples used are interesting and relevant to students’ lives and to those issues they encounter everyday.Important Social Issues— Highlights social issues that have been influenced by psychological research.More Opportunities for Data Analysis— Experience first-hand the power of psychological research.Expanded End-of-Chapter Test and Discussion Questions— Help students study and perform better on tests! About the Author: Barney Beinsis Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Psychology Department at Ithaca College. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and his doctorate from City University of New York.  He is a Fellow of APA, he founded the Northeastern Conference for Teachers of Psychology in 1994, and he was president of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology in 2004. He was Director of Precollege and Undergraduate Education at APA from 2000 to 2002, and he has served on APA’s Board of Educational Affairs and on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Psychological Association.