science game
Subtitle: an introduction to research in the social sciences
By: Neil McK. Agnew, Sandra W. Pyke.
Contributors: Pyke, Sandra W., 1937-
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Oxford
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Don Mills, Ont; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780195423211
Subjects: Social sciences -- Research
First sentence: Good problem solvers, whether citizens or scientists share four qualities: 1) the high anticipation of a child unwrapping a gift, 2) driving curiosity, 3) pig-headed tenacity, and 4)sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong.
Description: Reviews: “This extraordinary book takes a topic that is usually regarded as sacred and austere and puts in the human context, showing how science is a distillation and extension of the best of common sense.” Dr. Zenon Pylyshyn, Professor of Cognitive Science, Rutgers University. 

“The best introduction to the full spectrum of creating, designing, conducting. reporting and critically understanding research in the social and behavioral sciences that is available, bar none.” Professor Frank Farley, Past President of the American Psychological Association.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 476-491) and index.
Table of contents: title: Section 1: Beyond common sense and human limitations; Section 2: From Pre-science to Science;; title: Section 3: From local to general truths; Section 4: Beyond the laboratory;; title: Section 5: Walking on numerical stepping stones; Section 6: Being good and being clear.; title: Section 7: Wide angle view of sex and science.; title: Plus student and instructor web pages of instructional aids, and  7 chapters on applied research.