The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Volume 2
Volume 2: Performing Research

A comprehensive reference work on performing research for scholars in social and behavioral sciences, written by leading experts.

John E. Edlund (Edited by), Austin Lee Nichols (Edited by)

9781316518557, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 19 December 2024

718 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm, 1.621 kg

In a time where new research methods are constantly being developed and science is evolving, researchers must continually educate themselves on cutting-edge methods and best practices related to their field. The second of three volumes, this Handbook provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of a variety of issues important in developing, designing, and collecting data to produce high-quality research efforts. First, leading scholars from around the world provide an in depth explanation of various advanced methodological techniques. In section two, chapters cover general important methodological considerations across all types of data collection. In the third section, the chapters cover self-report and behavioral measures and their considerations for use. In the fourth section, various psychological measures are covered. The final section of the handbook covers issues that directly concern qualitative data collection approaches. Throughout the book, examples and real-world research efforts from dozens of different disciplines are discussed.

Preface
Part I. Quantitative Data Collection Sources: 1. Student samples in research Michael Basil
2. Mechanical Turk: a versatile tool in the Behavioral Scientist's Toolkit Aaron J. Moss, David Hauser, Cheskie Rosenzweig, Jonathan Robinson and Leib Litman
3. Social media research Rosanna E. Guadagno and Alberto F. Olivieri
4. Prolific: crowdsourcing academic online research Eyal Peer
5. Field research Sherry Jueyu Wu
6. Organizational research Victor E. Sojo and Melissa A. Wheeler
7. Integrating culture in research Brien K. Ashdown and Angela T. Maitner
8. Mixed methods and multimethod research Judith Schoonenboom
Part II. Important Methodological Considerations: 9. Reliability Tenko Raykov
10. Measurement validity in the social and behavioral sciences: some 'Whys' and 'Hows' John J. Skowronski
11. Statistical power: how not to miss what's right in front of you Erin M. Buchanan
12. Interdisciplinary and integrative research Rick Szostak
13. the importance of replication Jon E. Grahe and Kelly M. Cuccolo
14. The inner workings of registered reports Zoltan Dienes
Part III. Self-Report Measures: 15. Self-Report measures Ting Yan
16. Question and questionnaire design Sierra Davis Thomander and Jon A. Krosnick
Part IV. Behavioral Measures: 17. Reaction time measures Jeremy D. Heider
18. Eyetracking research Anjali K. Jogeshwar and Jeff B. Pelz
Part V. Physiological Measures: 19. Measuring hormones: considerations for biospecimen collection, assay and analysis Shannin N. Moody, Amali I. Stephens, Jenny Mai Phan, Olga Miocevic, Amita Kapoor, Wen Wang, Allissa L. Van Steenis, Scott Le, Lotte van Dammen, Elizabeth A Shirtcliff
20. Cardiovascular measures for social and behavioral research Mary G. Carey
21. Electrodermal activity (EDA)-Applications and challenges Md-Billal Hossain, Youngsun Kong, Hugo F. Posada-Quintero and Ki H. Chon
22. Surface electromyography Joseph S. Baschnagel, Moet Aita and Michael McTighe
23. EEG & ERP Christian Panitz, Richard T. Ward, Jourdan Pouliot and Andreas Keil
Part VI. Qualitative Data Collection Sources: 24. Open-Ended survey questions Gloria Fraser
25. Qualitative archival data: a call to creativity Constance Jones and Andrea Wiemann
26. Interviews: processes, strategies, and reflections Zoë B. Corwin and Jordan Harper
27. Case studies – A personal account of choices and dilemmas Christine Meyer
28. Focus groups Noa Amir, Chandana Guha, Simon Carter and Allison Jauré
29. Observational data Lesley Baillie, Shanlee Higgins.

Subject Areas: Psychological methodology [JMB]