A clear introduction to the basics of psychological testing as well as psychometrics and statistics, with real-life examples and situations that students will easily recognize, relate to and find interesting.

Scale Development: Theory and Applications, by Robert F. DeVellis and new co-author Carolyn T. Thorpe, demystifies measurement by emphasizing a logical rather than strictly mathematical understanding of concepts. The Fifth Edition includes a new chapter that lays out the key concepts that distinguish indices from scales.

This book offers students a practical, solid and consistent step-by-step plan for doing research.

- A step-by-step plan for doing research

- A practice-based approach

- Additional study materials available online

Why do highly sensitive people perceive and process information so differently, and react more intensely? Why do they often experience stress and social rejection?

Ever since the American psychologist Elaine Aron introduced the term ‘high sensitivity’ in the late 1990s, much has been said about the subject. In this book, Esther Bergsma presents the latest scientific insights into the functioning of the ‘highly sensitive brain’, which has proven to function differently in many areas wh...

Test Development and Validation by Gary Skaggs frameworks for test development and validation, and guidance for developing tests in straightforward language in one core text. Covering the changes in testing, technical development of tests and determining validity of tests, this book offers clear explanations within a real-world context.

This unique, self-contained and accessible textbook provides an introduction to computational modelling in psychology and neuroscience accessible to students with little or no background in computing or mathematics.

A student study guide to accompany the Fifth Edition of Miller and Lovler's Foundations of Psychological Testing (9781483369259).

This book provides an introduction to the technology and techniques of EEG in the context of social neuroscience research that will appeal to investigators (students or researchers) wishing to broaden their research aims to include EEG, and to those already using EEG but wishing to expand their analytic repertoire.