Behavioral Measures

Article: Self-Report Vs. Behavioral Logs in the Measurement of Digital Media Use

04. Psychologist’s Toolbox: Sampling, Measurement, Reliability, & Validity, 07. Correlational/Survey Research, Research Methods / , , /

A meta-analysis looking at the correlation (or lack thereof) of self-report measures of media use and measures that track actual behavior. This would be useful to add to a discussion of types of measurement (contrasting the strengths and weaknesses of self-report and behavioral measures. Parry, D.A., Davidson, B.I., Sewall, C.J.R. et al. (2021). A systematic review and […]

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Exemplar Study: Does Cuteness Make Us Careful? (Mixed Design)

09. t test for a Single & Two Paired/ Dependent/Related Samples, 10. Within-Subjects Design, 12. Mixed Design, 12. Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Research Methods, Statistics / , , , , , , /

This article examined how the perception of cuteness influences behavioral carefulness, enhancing people’s ability to care for infants. While researchers took physiological measures of heart activity and skin conductance, they exposed participants to a slide show of pictures of either infant animals (kittens and puppies) previously judged as very cute or adult animals (cats and

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Lecture Slides: Measuring Dependent Variables

04. Psychologist’s Toolbox: Sampling, Measurement, Reliability, & Validity, Research Methods / , , , , , , , /

This  lecture introduces students to several different ways of measuring   behavior as the dependent variable.  Several types of behavioral measures are shown, including: behavioral trace, behavioral observation, and behavioral choice. The goal of this lecture is to get students to see other types of measuring DVs, aside from self-report. This starts with a quick overview

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Exemplar Study: Smells Like Clean Spirit (Two-group Design/Simple Experiment)

08. Two-Group Design, 10. t test For Two Independent/Unrelated Samples, 11. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Research Methods / , , , , , , , , , /

In three studies, the authors examined unconscious influence of smell on behavior. Study 3 used a two-group design to examine the direct effect of citrus scent (exposed vs. nonexposed) on cleaning-related behaviors. The judges recorded the frequency of participants’ crumb removal while eating. Holland, R. W., Hendriks, M., & Aarts, H. (2005). Smells like clean

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