Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
Second Edition
Multimedia Resources
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Video Links
- Genie Wiley - An Overview
YouTube video providing an overview of the longer Nova documentary about the seminal case study of Genie Wiley, a child suffering from extreme neglect, and the linguistic and developmental treatments and studies that attempted to rehabilitate her - Intro to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Using an illustration, this YouTube video provides an overview of literature reviews and meta-analyses - Descriptive Research: Naturalistic Observation
YouTube video describing naturalistic observations and the advantages and disadvantages
Audio Links
- What are Qualitative Research Ethics?
Dr. Rose Wiles from the National Center for Research Methods discusses key issues and dilemmas encountered in qualitative research - How Many Interviews is Enough?
Dr. Sarah Baker and Professor Rosalind Edwards from the National Center for Research Methods discuss their working paper regarding how many interviews are enough when conducting qualitative research - Data Linkage: Challenges and Opportunities
In this podcast, Professor Peter Elias discusses data linkage from existing data sets and the latest thinking about this technique
Web Resources
- Naturalistic Observation
This PDF from Radford University provides an overview of naturalistic observations, advantages and disadvantages, and how to record the data - Research Guide
This website from the University of Southern California provides advice on how to develop and organize a qualitative research paper in the social sciences - Qualitative Methods
Brief overview of qualitative research methods