{"id":463,"date":"2020-06-05T20:03:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T20:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mixingin.com\/?p=463"},"modified":"2020-06-05T20:03:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T20:03:29","slug":"lecture-slides-measuring-dependent-variables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/index.php\/lecture-slides-measuring-dependent-variables\/463\/research-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture Slides: Measuring Dependent Variables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mixingin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Measuring_Tape_InchCM-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466\" width=\"404\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Measuring_Tape_InchCM-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Measuring_Tape_InchCM-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Measuring_Tape_InchCM-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Measuring_Tape_InchCM.jpg 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This \u00a0lecture introduces students to several different ways of measuring\u00a0\u00a0 behavior as the dependent variable.\u00a0 Several types of behavioral measures are shown, including: behavioral trace, behavioral observation, and behavioral choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 of the pros &amp; cons of behavioral measures, including the importance of methodological pluralism, then provides an overview of different types of behavioral measures (the related references provide a nice background of these concepts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each example provides a citation, the research question, the DV, how the DV was operationally defined, the procedure (where applicable), and simple summary of the results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last slide provides an opportunity for students to generate their own ideas. In full, the lecture should take about an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1745-6916.2007.00051.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baumeister, R. F., Vohs, K. D., &amp; Funder, D. C. (2007). Psychology as the science of self-reports and finger movements: Whatever happened to actual behavior? <em>Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2,<\/em> 396-403.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Gary_Lewandowski_Jr\/publication\/230291996_Actions_Can_Speak_as_Loud_as_Words_Measuring_Behavior_in_Psychological_Science\/links\/5b042fe4aca2720ba099c48d\/Actions-Can-Speak-as-Loud-as-Words-Measuring-Behavior-in-Psychological-Science.pdf?origin=publication_list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lewandowski, G. W., Jr., &amp; Strohmetz, D. B. (2009). Actions can speak as loud as words: Measuring behavior in psychological science. <em>Social Psychology and Personality Compass, 3, <\/em>992-1002.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1m8Jsf5nAlbCpS50-5zMTw1rYbbaz5a-z\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for the file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This \u00a0lecture introduces students to several different ways of measuring\u00a0\u00a0 behavior as the dependent variable.\u00a0 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. 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