1. Conducting Psychology Research in the Real World [Professor Name] [Class and Section Number]

2. Let’s get started! Do children like sweets more than adults like sweets?

3. Overview Research in the Real World Studying Daily Experiences Studying Daily Behavior Studying Daily Physiology Studying Online Behavior “Smartphone Psychology”

4. Research in the Real World “Experimentation in the laboratory occurs, socially speaking, on an island quite isolated from the life of society” - Kurt Lewin

5. Research in the Real World Limitations of Experimental Research?  Ethical  Practical/Logical  Realistic

6. Research in the Real World Internal Validity - The degree to which a cause-effect relationship between two variables has been unambiguously established, or the degree to which a study allows unambiguous causal inferences.

7. Research in the Real World External Validity - The degree to which a study ensures that potential findings apply to settings and samples other than the ones being studied.

8. Research in the Real World Ecological Validity - The degree to which an effect has been obtained under conditions that are typical for what happens in everyday life.

9. Overview Research in the Real World Studying Daily Experiences Studying Daily Behavior Studying Daily Physiology Studying Online Behavior “Smartphone Psychology”

10. Studying Daily Experiences  Location - “Where are you now?”  Social Environment - “Who are you with?”  Activity - “What are you currently doing?”  Experiences - “How are you feeling?”

11. Studying Daily Experiences: Two Examples Study 1Study 2

12. Studying Daily Experiences Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) – Participants report experiences of a given day by systematically reconstructing a day.

13. Overview Research in the Real World Studying Daily Experiences Studying Daily Behavior Studying Daily Physiology Studying Online Behavior “Smartphone Psychology”

14. Studying Daily Behaviors Electronic Activated Recorder (EAR)

15. Studying Daily Behaviors Other ways of studying daily behaviors?  Time-lapse photography  Observing personal & professional spaces  Garbage

16. Overview Research in the Real World Studying Daily Experiences Studying Daily Behavior Studying Daily Physiology Studying Online Behavior “Smartphone Psychology”

17. Studying Daily Physiology

19. Overview Research in the Real World Studying Daily Experiences Studying Daily Behavior Studying Daily Physiology Studying Online Behavior “Smartphone Psychology”

20. Studying Online Behavior

22. Overview Research in the Real World Studying Daily Experiences Studying Daily Behavior Studying Daily Physiology Studying Online Behavior “Smartphone Psychology”

23. 1. Store vast amounts of real-world data 2. Track physical and social context

24. Appendix A: Physiological Symptoms of Anxiety 1.Pounding heart 2.Sweating 3.Stomach upset or dizziness 4.Frequent urination or diarrhea 5.Shortness of breath 6.Tremors and twitches 7.Muscle tension 8.Headaches 9.Fatigue 10. Insomnia

25. Appendix B: A Survey: Psychology of Attraction

26. Experiment 1 Indicate if you think that this person is attractive (we are going for objective good looks, so rate everyone) A = Yes, very attractive B = Yes, somewhat attractive C = Neither Attractive no Unattractive D = No, somewhat unattractive E = No, very unattractive

27. Hot or Not? #1

28. Hot or Not? #2

29. Hot or Not? #3

30. Hot or Not? #4

31. Hot or Not? #5

32. Hot or Not? #6

33. What did you notice? Celebrities Quality of photos Gender

34. Experiment 2 Indicate if you think that this person is attractive (we are going for objective good looks, so rate everyone) A = Yes, very attractive B = Yes, somewhat attractive C = Neither Attractive no Unattractive D = No, somewhat unattractive E = No, very unattractive

35. Hot or Not? #1

36. Hot or Not? #2

37. Hot or Not? #3

38. Hot or Not? #4

39. Hot or Not? #5

40. What did you notice? Contrast & ordering effects Personality

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