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12 - Methods for Studying Everyday Experience in Its Natural Context

from Part III - Deep Dives on Methods and Tools for Testing Your Question of Interest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

By
Harry T. Reis ,
Laura Sels  and
Shelly L. Gable
Edited by
Harry T. Reis ,
Tessa West  and
Charles M. Judd
Harry T. Reis
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, New York
Tessa West
Affiliation:
New York University
Charles M. Judd
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder
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Summary

In the past three decades, methods that go by the generic name of everyday-experience methods have matured from the status of promising innovations to standard, widely used tools. This term refers to a paradigm that examines social psychological theories and phenomena in the ebb and flow of everyday activity, as it is displayed in its natural context. This technique, which includes daily diary studies, experience sampling, and ecological momentary assessment, has become remarkably popular in the past two decades, so much so that all researchers must be familiar with its advantages and limitations. The current chapter aims to help budding researchers become familiar with this tool and its potential for expanding the validity, relevance, and usefulness of our research.

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ecological momentary assessmentexperience samplingdaily diarieswithin-person methodsevent-contingent respondingsignal-contingent respondinginterval-contingent responding
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Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology , pp. 266 - 296
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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