1. Introduction, acquiring knowledge, and the scientific method -- 2. Research ideas -- 3. Defining and measuring variables -- 4. Ethics in research -- 5. Selecting research participants -- 6. Research strategies and validity -- 7. The experimental research strategy -- 8. Experimental designs: between-subjects designs -- 9. Experimental designs: within-subjects designs -- 10. The nonexperimental and quasi-experimental strategies: nonequivalent group, pre-post, and developmental designs -- 11. Factorial designs -- 12. The correlational research strategy -- 13. The descriptive research strategy -- 14. Single-subject research designs -- 15. Statistical evaluation of data -- 16. Writing an APA-Style research report -- Appendices. A. Random number table and instruction -- B. Statistics demonstrations and statistical tables -- C. Instructions for using SPSS -- D. Sample APA-Style research report manuscript for publication.