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Self-perception and behavior do not occur in a social vacuum: who
we are, and what we do, is often a function of what other people
are and do. Others can inform us of who we are "I am the only sane
person here," or where we stand "I am quite intelligent compare to
him"; others can inspire us "I want to be like her," or discourage
us "I can never be like her." In effect, social comparison is a
fundamental process of self-conception through the perception of
others-self, as it is identified with others.
"Social Comparison Theories: Key" "Readings" offers a core and
comprehensive collection of readings that focus on the motivations
and mechanisms underlying social comparison effects, the role of
social comparison processes in everyday life, the similarities and
differences between interpersonal and inter-group social
comparisons, and the strategies people employ to disregard
detrimental social comparison outcomes. This volume of works shows
the wide range of topics that concern social comparisons
researchers and also the shared beliefs that bind them together.
Although best known for experimental methods, social psychology
also has a strong tradition of measurement. This volume seeks to
highlight this tradition by introducing readers to measurement
strategies that help drive social psychological research and theory
development. The books opens with an analysis of the measurement
technique that dominates most of the social sciences, self-report.
Chapter 1 presents a conceptual framework for interpreting the data
generated from self-report, which it uses to provide practical
advice on writing strong and structured self-report items. From
there, attention is drawn to the many other innovative measurement
and data-collection techniques that have helped expand the range of
theories social psychologists test. Chapters 2 through 6 introduce
techniques designed to measure the internal psychological states of
individual respondents, with strategies that can stand alone or
complement anything obtained via self-report. Included are chapters
on implicit, elicitation, and diary approaches to collecting
response data from participants, as well as neurological and
psychobiological approaches to inferring underlying mechanisms. The
remaining chapters introduce creative data-collection techniques,
focusing particular attention on the rich forms of data humans
often leave behind. Included are chapters on textual analysis,
archival analysis, geocoding, and social media harvesting. The many
methods covered in this book complement one another, such that the
full volume provides researchers with a powerful toolset to help
them better explore what is "social" about human behavior.
Although best known for experimental methods, social psychology
also has a strong tradition of measurement. This volume seeks to
highlight this tradition by introducing readers to measurement
strategies that help drive social psychological research and theory
development. The books opens with an analysis of the measurement
technique that dominates most of the social sciences, self-report.
Chapter 1 presents a conceptual framework for interpreting the data
generated from self-report, which it uses to provide practical
advice on writing strong and structured self-report items. From
there, attention is drawn to the many other innovative measurement
and data-collection techniques that have helped expand the range of
theories social psychologists test. Chapters 2 through 6 introduce
techniques designed to measure the internal psychological states of
individual respondents, with strategies that can stand alone or
complement anything obtained via self-report. Included are chapters
on implicit, elicitation, and diary approaches to collecting
response data from participants, as well as neurological and
psychobiological approaches to inferring underlying mechanisms. The
remaining chapters introduce creative data-collection techniques,
focusing particular attention on the rich forms of data humans
often leave behind. Included are chapters on textual analysis,
archival analysis, geocoding, and social media harvesting. The many
methods covered in this book complement one another, such that the
full volume provides researchers with a powerful toolset to help
them better explore what is "social" about human behavior.
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