The Sage handbook of methods in social psychology / / edited by Carol Sansone, Carolyn C. Morf and A.T. Panter

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826276303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, : Sage Publications, c2004
• ISBN: 1-78268-944-3; 1-4522-6164-4; 1-4129-7619-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (557 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SansoneCarol; MorfCarolyn C; PanterA. T
• Disciplina: 302/.01
• Soggetti: Social psychology - Methodology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Detailed Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Reference; Part I - Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1 - The Research Process: Of Big Pictures, Little Details, and the Social Psychological Road in between; The Research Process; The Starting Point: The Phenomena; The Research Question; To Whom does the Question Apply?; Operationalizations and Design; Can We Answer the Question?; Organization of This Handbook; Organizing Principles; Specific Organization; Part II: Fundamental Issues in Social Psychological Research; Part III: Design and Analysis; Part IV: Emerging Interdisciplinary ApproachesPart V: The Application of Social Psychology and Its Methods to Other Domains; Conclusion; References; Part II - Fundamental Issues in Social Psychological Research; Chapter 2 - The Methodological Assumptions of Social Psychology: The Mutual Dependence of Substantive Theory and Method Choice; Introduction; The Hypothetico-Deductive Method; The Types of Theory That Social Psychologists Construct; The Theory-Hypothesis Link; Form of Data Collection; The Dual Hegemony of Anova and the Laboratory Experiment; Specific Theoretical Concerns and Their Methodological ImplicationsThe ; Social Cognitive Revolution; The Relative Neglect of Theories of Interpersonal Dynamics; The Neglect of High-Impact Manipulations and the Kinds of Theory They Promote; The Average Person as the Locus of Explanation; The Assumption of Irrelevant Domains and Hence the Generation of Theories with Minimal Grounded Content; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 - Ethical Issues in Social Psychology Research; Chapter Overview; The Evolution of Ethical Debate and Regulation in Social Psychology; Governmental Regulations for Behavioral Research in the United StatesProfessional Ethical Standards; Ethical Dilemmas in Social Psychological Research; Defining ""Ethics,"" ""Morality,"" and ""Ethical Dilemma""; Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Laboratory, Field, and Applied Research; Laboratory Research Issues; Field Research Issues; Privacy; Informed Consent; Social Psychology Research and the Internet; Applied Research Issues; Ethical Safeguards and Institutional Review; Debriefing and Other Safeguards; Institutional Review; Impact and Effectiveness of the Review Process; Conclusion: Ethical Challenges and OpportunitiesReferences; Chapter 4 - Developing a Program of Research; Start by Knowing That Many Perspectives are not Yet Represented; Compelling, Coherent Hypotheses: What's the Big Picture?; Intellectual Sources; Personal Sources; Group Sources; Worldview Sources; General Principles, Regardless of Source; Convincing Research: Read This Book; Readable Write-Ups Readers will Read; Outlets: Visible and Invisible; Programmatic Approach: Follow Your Bliss; Collaboration: Beside Every Good Researcher Stands a Team; Teaching: A Piece of the Research Enterprise; Funding: Aha! Plus . . .
• Sommario/riassunto: 'The Handbook of Methods in Social Psychology' gives researchers and students an overview of the rich history of methodological innovation in both basic and applied research within social psychology.