A comprehensive, non-technical introduction to the key research methods employed in Psychology and across the social sciences. Introducing Research Methods in Psychology, Research: Theory and Method, Practical and Ethical Issues in Planning Research, Levels of Measurement, The Experimental Method in Psychology, Single Case Experimental Designs, Quasi-Experimental Designs, Surveys and Sampling Issues, Facet Theory: Defining Research Domains, Psychological Methods, Psychophysiological Methods, Questionnaire Design, Using Psychometric Tests, Direct Observation, Interviewing, Discourse Analysis, Structuring Qualitative Data: Multidimensional Scalogram Analysis, Focus Groups, Diary Techniques, Ethnographic and Action Research, Historical Analysis in Psychological Research, Using Computer Simulation to Define and Explore Theories in Psychology, Bivariate Statistical Analyses, Introduction to Multivariate Data Analysis, Meta-Analysis, References, Index.