Smartphones within Psychological Science

Find out how the common smartphone is challenging and transforming psychological science.

David A. Ellis (Author)

9781108709347, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 September 2020

200 pages
15 x 23 x 1.5 cm, 0.42 kg

'The book recommends itself for use in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in behavioral science and human-computer interaction.' J. M. Carroll, Choice

Psychologists can now quantify behaviours beyond the laboratory using a mass-adopted, unified system that is primed for data capture a.k.a. smartphones. This is the first book to bring together related areas of smartphone research and point towards how psychology can benefit and engage with these developments in the future. It critically considers how smartphones and related digital devices help answer and generate new research questions for psychological science. The book then guides readers through how smartphones are being used within psychology and social science more broadly. Drawing from examples of both good and bad practice within current research, a new perspective is brought to major themes and debates across behavioural science. In the digital age, smartphones and associated devices will be able to accomplish much more in the near future. Psychology has a key role to play when it comes to balancing this monumental potential with carefully considered research.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Smartphone Usage
3. Health and Behaviour Change
4. Social Interaction and Interpersonal Relationships
5. Personality and Individual Difference
6. Cognition
7. Safety and Security
8. Conclusion
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Computer science [UY], Psychology [JM]