Experimental Design

Experimental Design

by Douglas W. Cunningham, Christian Wallraven
Released November 2011
Publisher(s): A K Peters/CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439865514

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Book description

This book explains the basic terminology used to discuss experiments and takes a brief look at the more than 150 year history of experiments in psychology. It covers how to generalize from a few people to the whole population. The largest part of the book is dedicated to the most flexible, and arguably the most central, aspect of an experiment: What do the participants do? Each chapter follows the same structure and includes two examples, one from traditional psychophysics and one using computer animated facial expressions as stimuli.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents (1/2)
  3. Contents (2/2)
  4. Preface
  5. I. Introduction
    1. 1. What Is an Experiment? (1/2)
    2. 1. What Is an Experiment? (2/2)
    3. 2. Designing an Experiment (1/6)
    4. 2. Designing an Experiment (2/6)
    5. 2. Designing an Experiment (3/6)
    6. 2. Designing an Experiment (4/6)
    7. 2. Designing an Experiment (5/6)
    8. 2. Designing an Experiment (6/6)
  6. II. Response Measures
    1. 3. The Task (1/3)
    2. 3. The Task (2/3)
    3. 3. The Task (3/3)
    4. 4. Free Description (1/4)
    5. 4. Free Description (2/4)
    6. 4. Free Description (3/4)
    7. 4. Free Description (4/4)
    8. 5. Rating Scales (1/7)
    9. 5. Rating Scales (2/7)
    10. 5. Rating Scales (3/7)
    11. 5. Rating Scales (4/7)
    12. 5. Rating Scales (5/7)
    13. 5. Rating Scales (6/7)
    14. 5. Rating Scales (7/7)
    15. 6. Forced-Choice (1/4)
    16. 6. Forced-Choice (2/4)
    17. 6. Forced-Choice (3/4)
    18. 6. Forced-Choice (4/4)
    19. 7. Specialized Multiple Choice (1/4)
    20. 7. Specialized Multiple Choice (2/4)
    21. 7. Specialized Multiple Choice (3/4)
    22. 7. Specialized Multiple Choice (4/4)
    23. 8. Real-World Tasks (1/3)
    24. 8. Real-World Tasks (2/3)
    25. 8. Real-World Tasks (3/3)
    26. 9. Physiology (1/6)
    27. 9. Physiology (2/6)
    28. 9. Physiology (3/6)
    29. 9. Physiology (4/6)
    30. 9. Physiology (5/6)
    31. 9. Physiology (6/6)
  7. III. Stimuli
    1. 10. Choosing Stimuli (1/4)
    2. 10. Choosing Stimuli (2/4)
    3. 10. Choosing Stimuli (3/4)
    4. 10. Choosing Stimuli (4/4)
    5. 11. Presenting Stimuli: The Psychtoolbox (1/4)
    6. 11. Presenting Stimuli: The Psychtoolbox (2/4)
    7. 11. Presenting Stimuli: The Psychtoolbox (3/4)
    8. 11. Presenting Stimuli: The Psychtoolbox (4/4)
  8. IV. Data Analysis
    1. 12. Statistical Issues (1/18)
    2. 12. Statistical Issues (2/18)
    3. 12. Statistical Issues (3/18)
    4. 12. Statistical Issues (4/18)
    5. 12. Statistical Issues (5/18)
    6. 12. Statistical Issues (6/18)
    7. 12. Statistical Issues (7/18)
    8. 12. Statistical Issues (8/18)
    9. 12. Statistical Issues (9/18)
    10. 12. Statistical Issues (10/18)
    11. 12. Statistical Issues (11/18)
    12. 12. Statistical Issues (12/18)
    13. 12. Statistical Issues (13/18)
    14. 12. Statistical Issues (14/18)
    15. 12. Statistical Issues (15/18)
    16. 12. Statistical Issues (16/18)
    17. 12. Statistical Issues (17/18)
    18. 12. Statistical Issues (18/18)
    19. 13. Free Description, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales (1/7)
    20. 13. Free Description, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales (2/7)
    21. 13. Free Description, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales (3/7)
    22. 13. Free Description, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales (4/7)
    23. 13. Free Description, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales (5/7)
    24. 13. Free Description, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales (6/7)
    25. 13. Free Description, Questionnaires, and Rating Scales (7/7)
    26. 14. Forced and Multiple Choice (1/5)
    27. 14. Forced and Multiple Choice (2/5)
    28. 14. Forced and Multiple Choice (3/5)
    29. 14. Forced and Multiple Choice (4/5)
    30. 14. Forced and Multiple Choice (5/5)
  9. Bibliography (1/5)
  10. Bibliography (2/5)
  11. Bibliography (3/5)
  12. Bibliography (4/5)
  13. Bibliography (5/5)

Product information

  • Title: Experimental Design
  • Author(s): Douglas W. Cunningham, Christian Wallraven
  • Release date: November 2011
  • Publisher(s): A K Peters/CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781439865514