Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research: Theory and Practice

Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research: Theory and Practice demonstrates the use of biophysical measurement in laboratory-based experimental social science research and the ways biophysical measures can inform analyses of human behavior. Noting the practical limitations of laboratory-based biophysical measurement, its contributors provide hands-on guidance about biophysical measurement devices. Its Introductory and concluding chapters address ethics, measurement options, and historical and scientific contexts. Highlighting examples of device adoption in experimental social science lab settings, this book makes these tools understandable and accessible to all. Demonstrates the strengths and limitations of tools in both research objectives and practicalityProvides hands-on guidance for device usage and data implementation, integration and assessmentCompares and contrasts the uses of biophysical data in research objectives and disciplines INDICE: 1. Introduction: Wherefore biophysical measurement in social science? 2. Skin conductance/galvanic skin response 3. Heart rate variability and/or breathing patterns 4. Peripheral skin temperature 5. Muscle tension patterns 6. Eye tracking measures 7. Genetic measurement 8. fMRI and/or other direct neurological measures 9. Conclusion: The ethics, history, and practice of laboratory-based biophysical measurement for research purposes

• ISBN: 978-0-12-813092-6
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés