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Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research

Theory and Practice

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Edited by:

Gigi Foster

Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research

Theory and Practice

Book2019

 

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Edited by:

Gigi Foster

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    Chapter 1 - Eye Tracking as a Tool for Examining Cognitive Processes

    Tom Beesley, Daniel Pearson and Mike Le Pelley

    Pages 1-30

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    Chapter 2 - Brain Morphometry for Economists: How do Brain Volume Constraints Affect Our Choices?

    Agnieszka Tymula

    Pages 31-45

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    Chapter 3 - fMRI in Economics: What Functional Imaging of the Brain Can Add to Behavioral Economics Experiments

    Niree Kodaverdian

    Pages 47-83

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    Chapter 4 - Skin Conductance in the Study of Politics and Communication

    Stuart N. Soroka

    Pages 85-104

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    Chapter 5 - Steroid Hormones in Social Science Research

    Ben Hardy

    Pages 105-148

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    Chapter 6 - An Interoceptive Walk Down Wall Street

    Anthony Newell and Lionel Page

    Pages 149-165

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    Chapter 7 - Mind, Body, Bubble! Psychological and Biophysical Dimensions of Behavior in Experimental Asset Markets

    David John Butler and Stephen L. Cheung

    Pages 167-196

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    Chapter 8 - Opportunities and Challenges of Portable Biological, Social, and Behavioral Sensing Systems for the Social Sciences

    Benno Torgler

    Pages 197-224

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    Chapter 9 - Can Social Scientists Use Molecular Genetic Data to Explain Individual Differences and Inform Public Policy?

    Steven F. Lehrer and Weili Ding

    Pages 225-265

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    Chapter 10 - Conclusion

    Gigi Foster

    Pages 267-277

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    Appendix 1 - Getting Started With Eye Tracking

    Daniel Pearson, Mike Le Pelley and Tom Beesley

    Pages 279-304

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    Appendix 2 - Using Heart Rate Variability Measures in Social Science Research

    Jonas Fooken and Stacey L. Parker

    Pages 305-325

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    Index

    Pages 327-333

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Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research is an ideal primer for the experimental social scientist wishing to update their knowledge and skillset in the area of laboratory-based biophysical measurement. Many behavioral laboratories across the globe have acquired increasingly sophisticated biophysical measurement equipment, sometimes for particular research projects or for financial or institutional reasons. Yet the expertise required to use this technology and integrate the measures it can generate on human subjects into successful social science research endeavors is often scarce and concentrated amongst a small minority of researchers. This book aims to open the door to wider and more productive use of biophysical measurement in laboratory-based experimental social science research. Suitable for doctoral students through to established researchers, the volume presents examples of the successful integration of biophysical measures into analyses of human behavior, discussions of the academic and practical limitations of laboratory-based biophysical measurement, and hands-on guidance about how different biophysical measurement devices are used. A foreword and concluding chapters comprehensively synthesize and compare biophysical measurement options, address academic, ethical and practical matters, and address the broader historical and scientific context. Research chapters demonstrate the academic potential of biophysical measurement ranging fully across galvanic skin response, heart rate monitoring, eye tracking and direct neurological measurements. An extended Appendix showcases specific examples of device adoption in experimental social science lab settings.

Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research is an ideal primer for the experimental social scientist wishing to update their knowledge and skillset in the area of laboratory-based biophysical measurement. Many behavioral laboratories across the globe have acquired increasingly sophisticated biophysical measurement equipment, sometimes for particular research projects or for financial or institutional reasons. Yet the expertise required to use this technology and integrate the measures it can generate on human subjects into successful social science research endeavors is often scarce and concentrated amongst a small minority of researchers. This book aims to open the door to wider and more productive use of biophysical measurement in laboratory-based experimental social science research. Suitable for doctoral students through to established researchers, the volume presents examples of the successful integration of biophysical measures into analyses of human behavior, discussions of the academic and practical limitations of laboratory-based biophysical measurement, and hands-on guidance about how different biophysical measurement devices are used. A foreword and concluding chapters comprehensively synthesize and compare biophysical measurement options, address academic, ethical and practical matters, and address the broader historical and scientific context. Research chapters demonstrate the academic potential of biophysical measurement ranging fully across galvanic skin response, heart rate monitoring, eye tracking and direct neurological measurements. An extended Appendix showcases specific examples of device adoption in experimental social science lab settings.

Key Features

  • Demonstrates the strengths and limitations of different tools, in terms of both research objectives and practicality
  • Provides hands-on guidance for device usage and data integration and assessment
  • Compares and contrasts the use of different biophysical data options for different research objectives and in different disciplines
  • Demonstrates the strengths and limitations of different tools, in terms of both research objectives and practicality
  • Provides hands-on guidance for device usage and data integration and assessment
  • Compares and contrasts the use of different biophysical data options for different research objectives and in different disciplines

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ISBN

978-0-12-813092-6

Language

English

Published

2019

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Academic Press

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