Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology

This Indispensible 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.--publisher's Website. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.scratch An Itch With A Brick: Why We Do Research / Susan T. Fiske -- Pt. One. Design And Inference Considerations -- 2.research Design And Issues Of Validity / William D. Crano -- 3.research Design / Eliot R. Smith -- 4.causal Inference And Generalization In Field Settings: Experimental And Quasi-experimental Designs / Yu Liu -- 5.field Research Methods / Robert B. Cialdini -- Pt. Two. Procedural Possibilities -- 6.using Physiological Indexes In Social Psychological Research / Jim Blascovich -- 7.research Methods In Social And Affective Neuroscience / Matthew D. Lieberman -- 8.behavior Genetic Research Methods: Testing Quasi-causal Hypotheses Using Multivariate Twin Data / K. Paige Harden -- 9.methods Of Small Group Research / R. Scott Tindale -- 10.inducing And Measuring Emotion And Affect: Tips, Tricks, And Secrets / Lisa Feldman Barrett Note Continued: 11.complex Dynamical Systems In Social And Personality Psychology: Theory, Modeling, And Analysis / Kerry L. Marsh -- 12.implicit Measures In Social And Personality Psychology / Jan De Houwer -- 13.the Mind In The Middle: A Practical Guide To Priming And Automaticity Research / Tanya L. Chartrand -- 14.behavioral Observation And Coding / Tessa V. West -- 15.methods For Studying Everyday Experience In Its Natural Context / Michael R. Maniaci -- 16.survey Research / Nuri Kim -- 17.conducting Research On The Internet / Ronald D. Rogge -- Pt. Three. Data Analytic Strategies -- 18.measurement: Reliability, Construct Validation, And Scale Construction / Veronica Benet-martinez -- 19.exploring Causal And Noncausal Hypotheses In Nonexperimental Data / Duane T. Wegener -- 20.advanced Psychometrics: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Item Response Theory, And The Study Of Measurement Invariance / Kevin J. Grimm Note Continued: 21.multilevel And Longitudinal Modeling / Todd D. Little -- 22.the Design And Analysis Of Data From Dyads And Groups / Deborah A. Kashy -- 23.nasty Data: Unruly, Ill-mannered Observations Can Ruin Your Analysis / Gary H. Mcclelland -- 24.missing Data Analysis / Craig K. Enders -- 25.mediation And Moderation / Dominique Muller -- 26.meta-analysis Of Research In Social And Personality Psychology / Alice H. Eagly. [edited By] Harry T. Reis, University Of Rochester, Charles M. Judd, University Of Colorado At Boulder. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Half title page Title page Copyright page Contents Contributors Introduction to the Second Edition Introduction to the First Edition 1 Scratch an Itch with a Brick: Why We Do Research Part one. Design and Inference Considerations 2 Research Design and Issues of Validity 3 Research Design 4 Causal Inference and Generalization in Field Settings: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs 5 Field Research Methods Part two. Procedural Possibilities 6 Using Physiological Indexes in Social Psychological Research 7 Research Methods in Social and Affective Neuroscience 8 Behavior Genetic Research Methods: Testing Quasi-Causal Hypotheses Using Multivariate Twin Data 9 Methods of Small Group Research 10 Inducing and Measuring Emotion and Affect: Tips, Tricks, and Secrets 11 Complex Dynamical Systems in Social and Personality Psychology: Theory, Modeling, and Analysis 12 Implicit Measures in Social and Personality Psychology 13 The Mind in the Middle: A Practical Guide to Priming and Automaticity Research 14 Behavioral Observation and Coding 15 Methods for Studying Everyday Experience in Its Natural Context 16 Survey Research 17 Conducting Research on the Internet Part three. Data Analytic Strategies 18 Measurement: Reliability, Construct Validation, and Scale Construction 19 Exploring Causal and Noncausal Hypotheses in Nonexperimental Data 20 Advanced Psychometrics: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Item Response Theory, and the Study of Measurement Invariance 21 Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling 22 The Design and Analysis of Data from Dyads and Groups 23 Nasty Data: Unruly, Ill-Mannered Observations Can Ruin Your Analysis 24 Missing Data Analysis 25 Mediation and Moderation 26 Meta-Analysis of Research in Social and Personality Psychology Author Index Subject Index 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