While Research Methods in Psychology is fairly traditional - making it easy for you to use with your existing courses - it also emphasizes a fundamental idea that is often lost on undergraduates: research methods are not a peripheral concern in our discipline; they are central. The overarching goal of this textbook is to present the basics of psychological research methods - focusing on the concepts and skills that are most widely shared within the discipline - emphasizing both their centrality to our field and their contribution to our understanding of human behavior. The book will include several features that will help accomplish this overarching goal.