Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology

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Harry T. Reis, Charles M. Judd
Cambridge University Press, Feb 24, 2014 - Psychology
This indispensable sourcebook covers conceptual and practical issues in research design in the field of social and personality psychology. Key experts address specific methods and areas of research, contributing to a comprehensive overview of contemporary practice. This updated and expanded second edition offers current commentary on social and personality psychology, reflecting the rapid development of this dynamic area of research over the past decade. With the help of this up-to-date text, both seasoned and beginning social psychologists will be able to explore the various tools and methods available to them in their research as they craft experiments and imagine new methodological possibilities.
 

Contents

Why We Do Research
1
Research Design and Issues of Validity
11
Research Design
27
Experimental
49
Field Research Methods
81
Using Physiological Indexes in Social Psychological Research
101
Research Methods in Social and Affective Neuroscience
123
Testing QuasiCausal Hypotheses Using
159
Survey Research
404
Conducting Research on the Internet
443
Reliability Construct Validation and Scale Construction
473
Exploring Causal and Noncausal Hypotheses in Nonexperimental Data
504
Confirmatory Factor Analysis Item Response Theory
534
Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling
571
The Design and Analysis of Data from Dyads and Groups
589
Unruly IllMannered Observations Can Ruin Your Analysis
608

Methods of Small Group Research
188
Tips Tricks and Secrets
220
Theory Modeling
253
Implicit Measures in Social and Personality Psychology
283
A Practical Guide to Priming and Automaticity Research
311
Behavioral Observation and Coding
345
Methods for Studying Everyday Experience in Its Natural Context
373
Missing Data Analysis
627
Mediation and Moderation
653
MetaAnalysis of Research in Social and Personality Psychology
677
Author Index
711
Subject Index
736
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About the author (2014)

Harry T. Reis is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Clinical and Social Sciences, University of Rochester. He is the co-author of Interpersonal Influence and the editor of Naturalistic Approaches to Studying Social Interaction.

Charles M. Judd is Professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado. He is the author of Data Analysis: A Model Comparison Approach and Research Methods in Social Relations.

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