| Preface | |
| 1 | Multimethod Approach | 1 |
| 2 | Ethics in Behavioral Research | 12 |
| 3 | Library Search | 29 |
| 4 | Observation | 45 |
| 5 | Mapping and Trace Measures | 60 |
| 6 | Experimentation | 79 |
| 7 | Simulation | 97 |
| 8 | Interview | 105 |
| 9 | The Questionnaire | 127 |
| 10 | Attitude and Rating Scales | 151 |
| 11 | Content Analysis | 169 |
| 12 | Personal Documents and Archival Measures | 179 |
| 13 | Case Study | 192 |
| 14 | Using the Internet | 201 |
| 15 | Equipment | 214 |
| 16 | Standardized Tests and Inventories | 226 |
| 17 | Sampling | 237 |
| 18 | Descriptive Statistics | 247 |
| 19 | Inferential Statistics | 261 |
| 20 | Writing and Reviewing a Research Report | 289 |
| 21 | After the Report | 303 |
| 22 | Concluding Notes | 315 |
| Appendix A | 319 |
| Appendix B | 326 |
| App. C | Using Computer Software for Data Analysis | 332 |
| App. D | Example of a Manuscript Prepared According to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association | 338 |
| App. E | Example of Style Used for a Technical Report | 352 |
| Glossary | 358 |
| Name Index | 369 |
| Subject Index | 373 |