Table of Contents

1.  Overview: How This Book Will Help You Survive Research Methods  2. Communicating with Your Professor 
3. Preparing for Class  4. Difficult Concepts Made Easier   5. Forming and Working in Small Groups  6. Understanding Journal Articles  7. Completing Successful Labs  8. Designing Your final Experiment  9. Writing an Introduction/Literature Review and Reference Page  10. Writing a Methods Section  11. Writing a Results Section and Reporting Statistics  12. Writing a Discussion Section  13. Title Page, Abstract, and Checklists  14. How to Present your Findings in Front of Others  15. Where to Go Next

About the Author

Ross A. Seligman has been teaching research methods and other psychology classes for over 28 years. Apart from Citrus College, he has also taught at Pasadena City College, Mt. San Antonio College, and Chaffey College in California. Ross is also an experienced department chair and dean. He has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Occidental College and a Master of Arts in clinical psychology from California State University, Los Angeles. Ross also did his doctoral coursework in social psychology at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA.

Lindsay A. Mitchell recently graduated from California State University, Fullerton, USA, with her bachelor’s degree in Psychology.