Author Dawn McBride covers the basic material you would expect to find in a methods text, but organizes material into chronological steps that cover designing, conducting, and presenting a psychology research study.

The text includes:

- End-of-chapter quizzes, a student website, and a lab manual enabling students to test themselves and practise what they learn

- Examples and activities employed in each chapter come from a wide range of psychological settings, giving students a useful overview of real research being done in the field

A version of the book is available with Student Version SPSS 17.0