Title: Social Psychology Research Methods - IResearchNet
Headings: Social Psychology Research Methods
Social Psychology Research Methods
Social Psychology Research Methods
Laboratory Research Methods
Laboratory Experiments
Laboratory Nonexperimental Studies
Nonlaboratory Research Methods
Field Experiments
Quasi-Experiments
Survey Research
Naturalistic Observational Studies
Analysis of Archival Data
Research without Primary Data Collection
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Social Psychology Research Methods
Social psychology research methods are the ways in which researchers measure variables and design studies to test hypotheses. Research in social psychology is generally carried out to construct and test causal theories. The emphasis on causation is implicit in the overall goals of the science: to understand phenomena by bringing them within the compass of general causal laws and to show how undesirable social conditions may be changed by altering their causal antecedents. Of course, some individual research studies, such as those aimed simply at describing existing states of affairs or at constructing and reining measurement instruments, do not directly address causal issues. Still, such studies are best regarded as part of an overall research process that focuses on building causal theory. Social Psychology Research Methods
Autobiographical Narratives
Bogus Pipeline
Content Analysis
Control Condition
Cross-Lagged Panel Correlation
Deception
Demand Characteristics
Ecological Validity
Falsification
Forced Compliance Technique
Implicit Association Test
LISREL
Lost Letter Technique
Meta-Analysis
Mundane Realism
Nonexperimental Designs
Operationalization
Order Effects
Path Analysis
Placebo Effect
Quasi-Experimental Design
Semantic Differential
Social Relations Model
Sociometric Status
Structural Equation Modeling
Twin Studies
To evaluate the utility of different types of research in advancing causal theories. Cook and Campbell (1979) listed four criteria or forms of validity. Statistical conclusion validity depends on the use of appropriate statistical tests and adequate sample sizes, which are relatively independent of the choice of research methods. The other three forms of validity are closely related to research methods.