Handbook of research methods in personality psychology / 
 Research methods in personality psychology 
edited by Richard W. Robins, R. Chris Fraley, Robert F. Krueger. 
 - New York ;  London :  Guilford,  2010. 
 - xiii, 719 p. :  ill, ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Formerly CIP. 
<br/><br/>I. Designing a Personality Study1. The Role of Theory in Personality Assessment, Dan P. McAdams and Jennifer L. Pals2. Designing and Implementing Longitudinal Studies, M. Brent Donnellan and Rand D. Conger3. Experimental Approaches to the Study of Personality, William Revelle4. Behavior Genetic Designs, Robert F. Krueger and Jennifer L. Tackett5. Idiographic Personality: The Theory and Practice of Experience Sampling, Tamlin S. Conner, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Michele M. Tugade, and Howard Tennen6. Psychobiography and Case Study Methods, Alan C. Elms7. Mining Archival Data, Phebe Cramer8. Using the Internet for Personality Research: What Can Be Done, How to Do It, and Some Concerns, R. Chris Fraley9. The Null Hypothesis Significance-Testing Debate and Its Implications for Personality Research, R. Chris Fraley and Michael J. Marks10. Cross-Cultural Personality Research: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Vernica Benet-Martnez11. Measuring Personality in Nonhuman Animals, Simine Vazire, Samuel D. Gosling, Audrey S. Dickey, and Steven J. SchapiroII. Methods for Assessing Personality at Different Levels of Analysis12. Taxonomies, Trends, and Integrations, Kenneth H. Craik13. The Self-Report Method, Delroy L. Paulhus and Simine Vazire14. The Construct Validation Approach to Personality Scale Construction, Leonard J. Simms and David Watson15. Observer Ratings of Personality, Robert R. McCrae and Alexander Weiss16. Behavior Observation, R. Michael Furr and David C. Funder17. Content Coding of Open-Ended Responses, Barbara A. Woike18. Personality Assessment at a Distance, Anna V. Song and Dean Keith Simonton19. Measuring Implicit Motives, Oliver C. Schultheiss and Joyce S. Pang20. Lives Lived in Milliseconds: Using Cognitive Methods in Personality Research, Michael D. Robinson21. Patient and Neuroimaging Methodologies, Jennifer S. Beer and Michael V. Lombardo22. Physiological Measures, Lisa M. Diamond and Kim Otter-Henderson23. The Human Genome Project and Personality: What We Can Learn about Our Inner and Outer Selves through Our Genes, Richard P. Ebstein, Rachel Bachner-Melman, Salomon Israel, Lubov Nemanov, and Inga GritsenkoIII. Analyzing and Interpreting Personality Data24. Toward Modern Psychometrics: Application of Item Response Theory Models in Personality Research, Julien Morizot, Andrew T. Ainsworth, and Steven P. Reise25. Factor Analysis in Personality Research, Kibeom Lee and Michael C. Ashton26. Applications of Structural Equation Modeling in Personality Research, Rick H. Hoyle27. The Importance of Being Valid: Reliability and the Process of Construct Validation, Oliver P. John and Christopher J. Soto28. Evaluating Effect Size in Personality Research, Daniel J. Ozer29. Multilevel Modeling in Personality Research, John B. Nezlek30. Studying Personality Processes: Explaining Change in Between-Persons Longitudinal and Within-Person Multilevel Models, William Fleeson31. The Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Personality Research, Daniel K. Mroczek32. Person-Centered Structural Analyses, James W. Grice33. Multiple Regression: Applications of the Basics and Beyond in Personality Research, Stephen G. West, Leona S. Aiken, Wei Wu, and Aaron B. Taylor34. Moderator and Mediator Models in Personality Research: A Basic Introduction, William F. Chaplin35. Computational Modeling of Personality as a Dynamical System, Yuichi Shoda36. Meta-Analysis in Personality Psychology: A Primer, Brent W. Roberts, Nathan R. Kuncel, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, and Tim Bogg37. What Kinds of Methods Do Personality Psychologists Use?: A Survey of Journal Editors and Editorial Board Members, Richard W. Robins, Jessica L. Tracy, and Jeffrey W. Sherman 
<br/><br/> Bringing together leading investigators, this handbook is a one-stop reference for anyone planning or conducting research on personality. It provides analyses of the rich array of methodological tools available today, giving particular attention to real-world theoretical and logistical challenges and how to overcome them.  Bringing together leading investigators, this comprehensive handbook is a one-stop reference for anyone planning or conducting research on personality. It provides up-to-date analyses of the rich array of methodological tools available today, giving particular attention to real-world theoretical and logistical challenges and how to overcome them. In chapters filled with detailed, practical examples, readers are shown step by step how to formulate a suitable research design, select and use high-quality measures, and manage the complexities of data analysis and interpretation. Coverage ranges from classic methods like self-report inventories and observational procedures to such recent innovations as neuroimaging and genetic analyses. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781606236123 (pbk.) :  28.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Personality--Research--Methodology.<br/>Psychology<br/>Psychological methodology<br/>Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality<br/>Research methods: general<br/>Social research & statistics<br/>Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology<br/>Social, group or collective psychology<br/>Psychiatry
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>155.2072