Explanation And Experiment In Social Psychological Science

Author : John D. Greenwood
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461388012

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Explanation and Experiment in Social Psychological Science by John D. Greenwood Pdf

This book is about explanation and experiment in a science of human action. It aims to provide a philosophy of social psychological science that both embodies sound principles of scientific reasoning and is sensitive to the social psychological dimensions of human action. The guiding principle of this book is the belief that the logical forms of causal explanation and experimental evaluation can be ef fectively employed in the scientific analysis of meaningful human action. According to most accounts, social psychological science has been in a more or less constant state of crisis for the past decades, having been subject to a host of criticisms on moral, political, methodological, and philosophical grounds. Many of these critiques have been directed against the still dominant conception of social psychological enquiry as a causal and objective scientific discipline that is closely analogous to (if not to be identified as a branch ot) the natural sciences. Thus, many of the most vigorous debates have concerned the nature of explanation and the utility of experimentation in a social psychological discipline.

Author : Abraham S. Ross
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429690969

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Experimental And Nonexperimental Designs In Social Psychology by Abraham S. Ross Pdf

This book considers experimental designs, alternatives to experimental designs, survey methods, and how systematic collection of information can minimize alternative explanations in social psychology. It discusses meta-analysis for interpreting the results of many social psychology experiments.

Author : John G. Adair
Publisher : Boston : Little, Brown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Psychology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036921505

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The Human Subject by John G. Adair Pdf

"For the past fifty years, one fundamental aspect of the methodology of psychology has resisted evolution and growth--the relationship of the human subject to the psychological experiment. Adopting the natural science model of the experimental method, we have regarded the interaction of subject, experimenter, and study as fixed and the laboratory as a methodologically sterile setting for the study of behavior. Recent research on the social psychology of the psychological experiment has proved us wrong. Research has revealed 'social contamination' in the laboratory; the subject and experimenter provide a stimulus for each other, their respective attitudes, feelings, and expectations influencing the data that are collected. This research as proposed ways to control or measure subject and experimenter bias in a study as well as alternatives to the traditional laboratory experiment. Because of its diversity, however, it is not easily interpretable, and its implications for methodological changes are not clear. This book provides an integrated view of this research and speculates on its implications for future experimentation. It is hoped that readers will gain from it a mature understanding of the experimental process, concern for its human element, and an appreciation of some of the unique controls they must exercise."--

Author : Eli J. Finkel,Roy F. Baumeister
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190635619

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Advanced Social Psychology by Eli J. Finkel,Roy F. Baumeister Pdf

Social psychology uses clever, even ingenious, research methods to explore the most essential questions of the human psyche: Why do we help some people and harm others? Why do we pay so much more attention to high-powered people than they pay to us? If humans evolved from great apes, why are human selves so much more elaborate? How does our attachment to our parents when we are infants influence the success or failure of our romantic relationships when we are adults? Can behaving morally "license" us to behave immorally shortly afterward? How do social relationships make us more versus less prone toward physical illness? This volume -- an update to the original, 2010 edition -- provides a graduate-level introduction to social psychology. The target audience consists of first-year graduate students (MA or PhD) in social psychology and related disciplines (marketing, organizational behavior, etc.), although it is also appropriate for upper-level undergraduate courses. The authors are world-renowned leaders on their topic, and they have written state-of-the-art overviews of the discipline's major research domains. The chapters are not only scientifically rigorous, but also accessible and engaging. They convey the joy, excitement, and promise of scientific investigations into human sociality.

Author : Robert P. Abelson,Kurt P. Frey,Aiden P. Gregg
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135680145

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Experiments With People by Robert P. Abelson,Kurt P. Frey,Aiden P. Gregg Pdf

Experiments With People showcases 28 intriguing studies that have significantly advanced our understanding of human thought and social behavior. These studies, mostly laboratory experiments, shed light on the irrationality of everyday thinking, the cruelty and indifference of 'ordinary' people, the operation of the unconscious mind, and the intimate bond between the self and others. This book tells the inside story of how social psychological research gets done and why it matters. Each chapter focuses on the details and implications of a single study, but cites related research and real-life examples. All chapters are self-contained, allowing them to be read in any order. Each chapter is divided into: *Background--provides the rationale for the study; *What They Did--outlines the design and procedure used; *What They Found--summarizes the results obtained; *So What?--articulates the significance of those results; *Afterthoughts--explores the broader issues raised by the study; and *Revelation--encapsulates the 'take-home message' of each chapter. This paperback is ideal as a main or supplementary text for courses in social psychology, introductory psychology, or research design.

Author : Kurt P. Frey,Aiden P. Gregg
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351588775

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Experiments With People by Kurt P. Frey,Aiden P. Gregg Pdf

This book showcases 28 intriguing social psychological experiments that have significantly advanced our understanding of human social thinking and behavior. Each chapter focuses on the details and implications of a single study, while citing related research and real-life examples along the way. All the chapters are fully self-contained, allowing them to be read in any order without loss of coherence. This 2nd Edition contains a number of new studies and, together with its lively, conversational tone, it makes an ideal text for courses in social psychology, introductory psychology, or research design.

Author : James Grier Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008836499

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Experiments in Social Process by James Grier Miller Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780128121160

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Advances in Experimental Social Psychology by Anonim Pdf

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 55, the latest release in this highly cited series in the field contains contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest that represent the best and brightest in new research, theory, and practice in social psychology. This serial is part of the Social Sciences package on ScienceDirect, and is available online beginning with volume 32 onward. Provides one of the most sought after and cited series in the field of experimental social psychology Contains contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest Represents the best and the brightest in new research, theory, and practice in social psychology

Author : Augustine Brannigan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351475037

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The Rise and Fall of Social Psychology by Augustine Brannigan Pdf

This unflinching effort critically traces the attempt of social psychology over the past half century to forge a scientific understanding of human behavior based on the systematic use of experiments.Having examined the record from the inception of the field to the present, Brannigan suggests that it has failed to live up to its promise: that social psychologists have achieved little consensus about the central problems in the field; that they have failed to amass a body of systematic, non-trivial theoretical insight; and that recent concerns over the ethical treatment of human subjects could arguably bring the discipline to closure. But that is not the disastrous outcome that Brannigan hopes for. Rather, going beyond an apparent iconoclasm, the author explores prospects for a post-experimental discipline. It is a view that admits the role of ethical considerations as part of scientific judgment, but not as a sacrifice of, but an extension of, empirical research that takes seriously how the brain represents information, and how these mechanisms explain social behaviors and channel human choices and appetites.What makes this work special is its function as a primary text in the history as well as the current status of social psychology as a field of behavioral science. The keen insight, touched by the gently critical styles, of such major figures as Philip Zimbardo, Morton Hunt, Leon Festinger, Stanley Milgram, Alex Crey, Samuel Wineburg, Carol Gilligan, David M. Buss--among others--makes this a perfect volume for students entering the field, and no less, a reminder of the past as well as present of social psychology for its serious practitioners.

Author : Robin R. Vallacher,Stephen J. Read,Andrzej Nowak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351701679

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Computational Social Psychology by Robin R. Vallacher,Stephen J. Read,Andrzej Nowak Pdf

Computational Social Psychology showcases a new approach to social psychology that enables theorists and researchers to specify social psychological processes in terms of formal rules that can be implemented and tested using the power of high speed computing technology and sophisticated software. This approach allows for previously infeasible investigations of the multi-dimensional nature of human experience as it unfolds in accordance with different temporal patterns on different timescales. In effect, the computational approach represents a rediscovery of the themes and ambitions that launched the field over a century ago. The book brings together social psychologists with varying topical interests who are taking the lead in this redirection of the field. Many present formal models that are implemented in computer simulations to test basic assumptions and investigate the emergence of higher-order properties; others develop models to fit the real-time evolution of people’s inner states, overt behavior, and social interactions. Collectively, the contributions illustrate how the methods and tools of the computational approach can investigate, and transform, the diverse landscape of social psychology.

Author : Jamie A. Gruman,Frank W. Schneider,Larry M. Coutts
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1105 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781506353968

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Applied Social Psychology by Jamie A. Gruman,Frank W. Schneider,Larry M. Coutts Pdf

This student-friendly introduction to the field focuses on understanding social and practical problems and developing intervention strategies to address them. Offering a balance of theory, research, and application, the updated Third Edition includes the latest research, as well as new, detailed examples of qualitative research throughout. The book begins with separate chapters that define the field, examine social psychological theory, review research methods, and consider the design and evaluation of interventions. Subsequent content chapters focus on the application of social psychological theory and knowledge to such areas as counseling, sports, media, health, education, organizations, criminal justice, community, environment, and diversity.

Author : Marti Hope Gonzales,Carol Tavris,Joshua Aronson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781136945311

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The Scientist and the Humanist by Marti Hope Gonzales,Carol Tavris,Joshua Aronson Pdf

Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th Century. He is best known for his theorizing and research on cognitive dissonance theory -- one of the most provocative and enduring theories in contemporary psychology -- and for his design of the "jigsaw classroom," an applied method of reducing conflict and prejudice in multiethnic schools. Throughout his illustrious career, he has championed the application of social-psychological theory and methods for solving such pressing social problems as prejudice, energy efficiency, conflict and miscommunication in relationships, and the reasons why many people justify their mistakes rather than learn from them. Aronson is the only psychologist in the history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its top awards: for research, teaching, and writing. In this Festschrift, friends, colleagues, and former students write with warmth, clarity, and humor about Aronson’s enduring influence on the field of social psychology and on their own professional lives as researchers, writers, and teachers. Topics covered include contemporary research on cognitive dissonance theory; the changing face of experimentation in social psychology; and applied research on energy policy, education, the legal system, intergroup conflict, and prejudice and discrimination.

Author : Miles Hewstone,Wolfgang Stroebe,Klaus Jonas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781444335446

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An Introduction to Social Psychology by Miles Hewstone,Wolfgang Stroebe,Klaus Jonas Pdf

"The fifth edition of this highly successful text, An Introduction to Social Psychology has been fully revised and updated. Accessibility for students has been improved, including better illustrations, greater use of colour and a more approachable format, as well as a wealth of online resources. Combining its traditional academic rigour with a contemporary level of cohesion, accessibility, pedagogy and instructor support, the fifth edition of An Introduction to Social Psychology provides the definitive treatment of social psychology"--

Author : Clyde Hendrick,Russell A. Jones
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483260891

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The Nature of Theory and Research in Social Psychology by Clyde Hendrick,Russell A. Jones Pdf

The Nature of Theory and Research in Social Psychology aims to provide advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a solid foundation in the logic of theory construction and the experimental method; and to teach students how to read, critically evaluate, and appreciate professional literature in the behavioral sciences. The book is believed to be unique in this latter respect and that it will serve a vital need in several different courses. The book is organized into two parts. Part I contains a detailed exposition of the nature of theory and research. It discusses the nature of formal theory, derivation of hypotheses, and the testing of hypotheses. It explicates in great detail the experimental approach to hypothesis testing. Both formal and informal aspects of a psychological experiment are discussed. Part II includes five chapters that enable students to put their analytical skills to use. Five substantive areas from social psychology have been selected. Each chapter includes three reprinted journal articles, and the chapter may be considered a ""case study"" in the analysis of experimental research in a given problem area. The following topics are covered in this section: dissonance and disconfirmed expectancies; dissonance and severity of initiation, primary-recency in personality impression formation, forewarning and anticipatory attitude change, and dependency and helping.

Author : David W. Martin
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 0534248713

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Doing Psychology Experiments by David W. Martin Pdf

Even if you have no background in experimentation, this clear, straightforward book can help you design, execute, interpret, and report simple experiments in psychology. David W. Martin's unique blend of informality, humor, and solid scholarship have made this concise book a popular choice for methods courses in psychology. Doing Psychology Experiments guides you through the experimentation process in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step manner. Decision-making aspects of research are emphasized, and the logic behind research procedures is fully explained.