Shane - I simply cannot rave enough about Mark Leary's "Introduction to Behavioral Methods" (3rd edition; Allyn & Bacon). It is concise, extremely clear and well-written, and students LOVE it (my students give it higher ratings than even their intro and social texts, which is saying something). It explains things in such a clear way that students can get a lot of the material just from reading it (even statistical concepts, although it is not a combined book), which gives me more time to elaborate and to work on research projects with them. He's a social psychologist, so students find his examples especially compelling (of course I'm biased, being a social psychologist myself :-). I would give it a serious look (I've recommended this to at least 10 colleagues in the past few years, and none of them have ever looked at another text after using this one). Good luck, Traci >Hi Methods Tipsters! > >I'm new to the list so forgive me if the following inquiry has been asked and >answered. > >I am seeking recommendations for a text or texts for a research methods for >psychology course that I will be teaching soon. > >I teach at a small, private liberal arts college. There are two sections of >the course (with labs) with a total of 36 students. All students will have >had a stats course. > >I have looked briefly at around 10 texts so far. Since I have not taught the >course before, I'm not sure precisely what I'm looking for in a text. My >inclination is to have a clear, readable text so that class time may be spent >engaging in various activities. I am also curious as to what supplemental >readings you require. For example, I am considering using Stanovich's "How to >think straight about psychology" depending upon the nature of the text I >choose. > >Any recommendations you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to >respond to me directly. Thanks in advance. > >shane pitts > >Shane Pitts, Ph.D. >Assistant Professor of Psychology >Birmingham Southern College >900 Arkadelphia Road >Box 549037 >Birmingham, AL 35254 >205.226.7747 >http://panther.bsc.edu/~spitts > >"The aim of science is not to open the door to everlasting wisdom, >but to set a limit on everlasting error." -Bertolt Brecht > >"Anything I do today, I consider urgent. No man is given but so much time >to accomplish whatever is his life's work." -Malcolm X -- \\|||// ( o o ) -------------o00-(_)-00o------------------ Traci A. Giuliano Department of Psychology Southwestern University Georgetown, TX 78627 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (512) 863-1596;fax 863-5788 http://www.southwestern.edu/~giuliant --------------------------------------------
