Field Study in Social Psychology

Tomasz Grzyb is Professor at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw Faculty in Poland, and President of Polish Social Psychological Society. His main area of interest is social influence and manipulation techniques. He is also a supporter of courses concerning the basics of social influence studies organized for military officers engaged in PSYOPS. He has published several articles about marketing, social psychology, advertising, and education.Dariusz Dolinski is Professor at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw Faculty in Poland, and editor of the Polish Psychological Bulletin. He was formerly the president of the Polish Association of Social Psychology and president of the Committee for Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is the author of Techniques of Social Influence (Routledge, 2016) and (with T. Grzyb) The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards Authority (Routledge, 2020).

• Acknowledgements Is Social Psychology still a Science of Human Behavior? A Strictly Natural Experiment The Field Study in Social Psychology – The History of Research Conducted Using the Field Study Method Field Study Vs. Other Research Methods – A Comparison Internal and External Validity: Enemies or Friends? Ethical Aspects of Field Studies – What the Code Says and What Common Sense Dictates Who Should be the Participants? – The Problem of Randomization in Field Studies The Effect of the Social Context of Studies Imprecise Procedures as a Source of Error Variance Variables that are (usually) Omitted in the Experimental Procedure and that Affect the Outcomes of the Experiment Studies Conducted Via the Internet Perceived as being in a Natural Environment for Numerous Actions of Contemporary Man Publication of Results Replications Areas where Field Studies have Remained in Use Good Practices Final RemarksReferencesIndex

"In a particularly engaging fashion, the authors explore the methodology, ethics, and importance of field research within social psychology. They point to the rich benefits of field research, two of which are especially significant. First, field research allows researchers to assess whether the effects they are investigating are powerful enough to appear in naturally-occurring environments. Second, it allows the public to recognize the relevance of social psychological findings to their lives."Robert Cialdini, Arizona State University, USA