Includes glossary and index

Multimethod approach -- Ethics in behavioral research -- Search the technical literature -- Observation -- Mapping and trace measures -- Experimentation -- Simulation -- Interview -- The questionnaire -- Attitude and rating scales -- Content analysis -- Personal documents and archival measures -- Case study -- Action research -- The big fuzzies : research on difficult-to-define concepts -- Standardized tests and inventories -- Sampling -- Descriptive statistics -- Inferential statistics -- Writing and reviewing a research report -- After the report -- Concluding notes -- Appendix A. Critical values -- Appendix B. Statistical tests -- Appendix C. Using computer software for data analysis -- Appendix D. Example of a manuscript prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association -- Appendix E. Example of style used for a technical report.