• Each chapter will now include several small boxes labeled “Self Test.” These are short sets of questions designed to give readers the opportunity to check their understanding of the text material as they progress through a given chapter. Answers to the Self Tests appear at the end of each chapter.

• Updated ethics coverage: The ethics chapter addresses the APA’s most recent code of ethics. Ethics boxes throughout the book reinforce ethical issues.

• Revised discussion of online searching: Updated to reflect recent developments in electronic research, the text shows how to use psychology’s most important electronic database––PsycINFO.

• Guidelines for preparing APA-style research reports: Appendix A reflects the Fifth Edition of the APA’s Publication Manual and includes a sample research report accompanied by annotations in the margins.