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ScAle conStructIon And PSychometrIcS for SocIAl And
PerSonality PSychology
Mike Furr, Wake Forest University
This volume provides conceptual and practical foundations in scale construction and psychometrics for producers and
consumers of social and personality research. It covers basic principles, practices, and processes in scale construction,
scale evaluation, scale use and interpretation of research results in the context of psychological measurement. It
explains fundamental concepts and methods related to dimensionality, reliability, and validity.
CONTENTS 1. Introduction / 2. Core Principles, Best Practices and an Overview of Scale Construction / 3. Response Formats and Item Writing /
4. Evaluating Psychometric Properties / 5. Evaluating Psychometric Properties / 6. Threats to Psychometric Quality / 7. Difference Scores /
8. Confirmatory Factor Analysis / 9. Generalizability Theory / 10. Item Response Theory
hArdcover ISbn: 978-0-8570-2404-6 • ©2012 • 160 PAgeS
diary methodS: For Social and Personality Psychology
John B. Nezlek, College of William & Mary
Diary methods is a key method used by social and personality psychologists in their research. This volume begins
with a rationale for diary methods, especially as applied to social and personality psychology, and then proceeds in
a non-technical, very accessible fashion to elucidate on how the method can and should be applied in research. The
author, John B. Nezlek, is a known protagonist of the diary method in his own scholarly work and has written this title in
an invitational way for the beginning user to this method.
CONTENTS Designing a Study / Diary-Level Measures / Data Preparation / Multilevel Analyses of Diary Data: An Overview / Multilevel Analyses
of Diary Data: Some Applications and Advanced Topics / Other Data Analytic Strategies: Measures of Instability / In Conclusion and Some Thoughts
about the Future
hArdcover ISbn: 978-0-8570-24060-0 • ©2013 • 168 PAgeS
research methods: Student resources
SucceSSful reSeArch ProjectS: A Step-by-Step Guide
Bernard C. Beins, Ithaca College
This concise and accessible text guides students through each component of the research process. Using a step-
by-step active learning approach, acclaimed professor and researcher Dr. Bernard C. Beins discusses each of the
key actions required for students to confidently develop, perform, analyze, and report the results of their research
in a thorough, accurate, and methodologically sound manner. Throughout the text, they will discover not only how to
complete each step, but how the steps at any point relate to other aspects of their research and writing.
CONTENTS 1. Developing Your Research Idea / 2. Expanding Your Knowledge / 3. Acting Ethically in Your Research / 4. Adapting and Developing
Your Methodology / 5. Your Results / 6. Drawing Conclusions / 7. Writing a Research Report in APA Style / Appendix A: Creating a Poster
Presentation / Appendix B: Using SPSS for Data Analysis
PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4522-0393-5 • ©2014 • 144 PAgeS •
An eASyguIde to APA Style Second edition
Beth M. Schwartz, Randolph College • R. Eric Landrum, Boise State University • Regan A.R. Gurung,
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
SPIrAl ISbn: 978-1-4522-6839-2 • ©2014 • 256 PAgeS •
See reSearch methodS Section for full entry, PAge 51
An eASyguIde to reSeArch PreSentAtIonS
Janie H. Wilson, Georgia Southern University • Beth M. Schwartz, Randolph College
SPIrAl ISbn: 978-1-4522-9267-0 • februAry 2014 • 208 PAgeS
See reSearch methodS Section for full entry, PAge 52
An eASyguIde to reSeArch deSIgn & SPSS
Beth M. Schwartz, Randolph College • Janie H. Wilson, Georgia Southern University • Dennis M. Goff,
Randolph College
SPIrAl ISbn: 978-1-4522-8882-6 • mArch 2014 • 296 PAgeS
See reSearch methodS Section for full entry, PAge 52
