Handbook of research methods in personality psychology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard W. Robins, R. Chris Fraley, Robert F. Krueger

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Guilford Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (736 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.2072
• Soggetto topico: Personality - Research - Methodology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RobinsRichard W FraleyR. Chris KruegerRobert F
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; 1 The Role of Theory in Personality Research; 2 Designing and Implementing Longitudinal Studies; 3 Experimental Approaches to the Study of Personality; 4 Behavior Genetic Designs; 5 Idiographic Personality The Theory and Practice of Experience Sampling; 6 Psychobiography and Case Study Methods; 7 Mining Archival Data; 8 Using the Internet for Personality Research What Can Be Done How to Do It and Some Concerns; 9 The Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Debate and Its Implications for Personality Research ; 10 Cross Cultural Personality Research Conceptual and Methodological Issues 11 Measuring Personality in Nonhuman Animals; 12 Taxonomies Trends and Integrations; 13 The Self Report Method; 14 The Construct Validation Approach to Personality Scale Construction; 15 Observer Ratings of Personality; 16 Behavioral Observation; 17 Content Coding of Open Ended Responses; 18 Personality Assessment at a Distance; 19 Measuring Implicit Motives; 20 Lives Lived in Milliseconds Using Cognitive Methods in Personality Research; 21 Patient and Neuroimaging Methodologies; 22 Physiological Measures ; 23 The Human Genome Project and Personality What We Can Learn about Our Inner and Outer Selves through Our Genes 24 Toward Modern Psychometrics Application of Item Response Theory Models in Personality Research; 25 Factor Analysis in Personality Research; 26 Applications of Structural Equation Modeling in Personality Research; 27 The Importance of Being Valid Reliability and the Process of Construct Validation; 28 Evaluating Effect Size in Personality Research; 29 Multilevel Modeling in Personality Research ; 30 Studying Personality Processes Explaining Change in Between Persons Longitudinal and Within Person Multilevel Models 31 The Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Personality Research; 32 Person Centered Structural Analyses; 33 Multiple Regression Applications of the Basics and Beyond in Personality Research; 34 Moderator and Mediator Models in Personality Research A Basic Introduction; 35 Computational Modeling of Personality as a Dynamical System; 36 Meta Analysis in Personality Psychology A Primer ; 37 What Kinds of Methods Do Personality Psychologists Use A Survey of Journal Editors and Editorial Board Members Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of research methods in personality psychology
• ISBN: 1-4625-0164-8; 1-281-12407-9; 9786611124076; 1-59385-734-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452016503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II