Running behavioral studies with human participants : a practical guide

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Title:

Running behavioral studies with human participants : a practical guide

Author:

Ritter, Frank E.

ISBN:

9781452217420

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2013.

Physical Description:

xx, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Preparation for running experiments -- 3. Potential ethical problems -- 4. Risks to validity to avoid while running an experiment -- 5. Running a research session -- 6. Concluding a study -- Appendix 1: A checklist for preparing studies -- Appendix 2: Example scripts for running studies -- Appendix 3: Example consent form -- Appendix 4: Example debriefing form -- Appendix 5: Example institutional review board application -- Appendix 6: Considerations when running a study online.

Abstract:

This text provides a concrete roadmap for the design and implementation of experiments using human participants. It covers both conceptual and practical issues that are critical to experimental methods, and the organization of the book follows the standard process in experiment-based research.

Subject Term:

Human experimentation in psychology.

Psychology, Experimental.

Psychology -- Research.

Added Author:

Ritter, Frank E.

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Running Behavioral Experiments With Human Participants: A Practical Guide provides a concrete, practical roadmap for the implementation of experiments and controlled observation using human participants. Covering both conceptual and practical issues critical to implementing an experiment, the book is organized to follow the standard process in experiment-based research, covering such issues as potential ethical problems, risks to validity, experimental setup, running a study, and concluding a study.

The detailed guidance on each step of an experiment is ideal for those in both universities and industry who have had little or no previous practical training in research methodology. The book provides example scenarios to help readers organize how they run experimental studies and anticipate problems, and example forms that can serve as effective initial "recipes." Examples and forms are drawn from areas such as cognitive psychology, human factors, human-computer interaction, and human-robotic interaction.