The Science Game
Subtitle: An Introduction to Research in the Social Sciences
Edition: 7 edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: March 5, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780195423211
Subjects: Social research & statistics; Research & Methodology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Research; Psychology
First sentence: Good problem solvers whether citizens or scientists share four qualities: 1) the high anticipation of a child opening a gift; 2) driving curiosity; 3) pig-headed tenacity; and
 4) sometimes they’re right and sometimes they’re wrong.
Description: Reviews: “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.

“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.
Table of contents: title: Section 1: Going beyond common sense and human limitations; title: Section 2: From pre-science to science.; title: Section 3: From local to general truths.; title: Section 4: Beyond the laboratory.; title: Section 5. Walking on numerical stepping stones.; title: Section 6: Being good and being clear.; title: Section 7: Wide angle views of sex and science.; title: Web pages: Instructional aids for students and for instructors, plus 7 chapters on applied research.