Methods Toward a Science of Behavior and Experience

1. What is Science? 2. Introduction to the Methods of Science. 3. Developing the Hypothesis. 4. Description of Behavior Through Numerical Representation. 5. Inferential Statistics: Making Statistical Decisions. 6. Testing the Hypothesis: A Conceptual Introduction. 7. Control: The Keystone of the Experimental Method. 8. Applying the Logic of Experimentation: Between-Subjects Designs. 9. Extending the Logic of Experimentation: Within-Subjects and Matched-Subjects Approaches. 10. The Ecology of the Experiment: The Scientist and Subject in Relation to Their Environment. 11. Quasi-Experimental, Correlational, and Naturalistic Observation Designs. 12. Single Subject Designs. 13. Questionnaires. Survey Research. And Sampling. 14. Ethics. 15. Sharing the Results. 16. Beyond Method. Appendix A: Guidelines to Reduce Biased Language in Scientific Writing. Appendix B: Printed Article. Appendix C: Article Manuscript. Appendix D: Tables.