LibGuides: PSY-3201: Week 5 Resources

Week 5 Resources

Research Methods in Psychology
Cuttler, C., Jhangiani, R. S., & Leighton, D. C. (2020). Chapter 4: Psychological measurement. Research Methods in Psychology-Open (pp. 87-90; 95-109). Textbook Library.

Read the 17 pages listed above. This reading will help you understand how variables are measured and cover concepts such as reliability and validity.

Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences by Christopher J. L. Cunningham; David J. Pittenger; Bart L. Weathington
ISBN: 9780470458037
Publication Date: 2010-01-26
Weathington, B. L., Cunningham, C. J. L., & Pittenger, D. J. (2010). Creating and using assessments, surveys, and objective measures. In Research methods for the behavioral and social sciences (pp. 84-94). Wiley.

Read pgs 84 - 94 Chapter 3. These pages review the differences between validity and reliability in scientific research.

Lam, K. (Director). (2012). How results can be misleading: Problems with reliability and validity [Video]. SAGE Research Methods - Obtained from Sage Methods (https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https://methods.sagepub.com/video/how-results-can-be-misleading-problems-with-reliability-and-validity)

Watch video. The video reviews problems with reliability and validity.