Ebook: Context Effects in Social and Psychological Research

0 e The contributors to this book review our current knowledge of context effects in survey research, psychological testing, and social judgement. Drawing on recent developments in cognitive psychology, they offer theoretical accounts of the conditions that lead to the emergence of various context effects and report a number of new experimental studies. At stake now are clear, practical needs in the structuring of reliable tests, and a strong interest to develop a coherent theoretical framework to assess and scrutinize context effects, in addition to the desire to align some of the findings in survey research studies with the discoveries made in the information-processing field. This book attests to a fruitful dialogue between cognitive psychologists and survey researchers, as the cognitive processes initiated by question probes are really beginning to be understood and context effects classified and differentiated.

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0 e The contributors to this book review our current knowledge of context effects in survey research, psychological testing, and social judgement. Drawing on recent developments in cognitive psychology, they offer theoretical accounts of the conditions that lead to the emergence of various context effects and report a number of new experimental studies. At stake now are clear, practical needs in the structuring of reliable tests, and a strong interest to develop a coherent theoretical framework to assess and scrutinize context effects, in addition to the desire to align some of the findings in survey research studies with the discoveries made in the information-processing field. This book attests to a fruitful dialogue between cognitive psychologists and survey researchers, as the cognitive processes initiated by question probes are really beginning to be understood and context effects classified and differentiated.

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0 e The contributors to this book review our current knowledge of context effects in survey research, psychological testing, and social judgement. Drawing on recent developments in cognitive psychology, they offer theoretical accounts of the conditions that lead to the emergence of various context effects and report a number of new experimental studies. At stake now are clear, practical needs in the structuring of reliable tests, and a strong interest to develop a coherent theoretical framework to assess and scrutinize context effects, in addition to the desire to align some of the findings in survey research studies with the discoveries made in the information-processing field. This book attests to a fruitful dialogue between cognitive psychologists and survey researchers, as the cognitive processes initiated by question probes are really beginning to be understood and context effects classified and differentiated.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-4
Context Effects: State of the Past/State of the Art....Pages 5-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
“Order Effects” in Survey Research: Activation and Information Functions of Preceding Questions....Pages 23-34
Context Effects on Responses to Attitude Questions: Attitudes as Memory Structures....Pages 35-47
Constructive Processes as a Source of Context Effects in Survey Research: Explorations in Self-Generated Validity....Pages 49-61
Question-Order Effects and Brand Evaluations: The Moderating Role of Consumer Knowledge....Pages 63-79
Basking and Brooding: The Motivating Effects of Filter Questions in Surveys....Pages 81-95
Serial Context Effects in Survey Interviews....Pages 97-113
Questionnaire Context as a Source of Response Differences in Mail and Telephone Surveys....Pages 115-129
Context Effects as Substantive Data in Social Surveys....Pages 131-147
Qualitative Analysis of Question-Order and Context Effects: The Use of Think-Aloud Responses....Pages 149-162
Thoughts on the Nature of Context Effects....Pages 163-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
A Cognitive Model of Response-Order Effects in Survey Measurement....Pages 187-201
The Impact of Cognitive Sophistication and Attitude Importance on Response-Order and Question-Order Effects....Pages 203-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Order Effects within Personality Measures....Pages 221-236
Context Influences on the Meaning of Work....Pages 237-247
The Psychometrics of Order Effects....Pages 249-264
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Information-Processing Functions of Generic Knowledge Structures and Their Role in Context Effects in Social Judgment....Pages 267-277
Context Effects and the Communicative Functions of Quantifiers: Implications for Their Use in Attitude Research....Pages 279-296
Cognitive Representation of Bipolar Survey Items....Pages 297-311
Back Matter....Pages 325-353
What Have We Learned?....Pages 315-323

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0 e The contributors to this book review our current knowledge of context effects in survey research, psychological testing, and social judgement. Drawing on recent developments in cognitive psychology, they offer theoretical accounts of the conditions that lead to the emergence of various context effects and report a number of new experimental studies. At stake now are clear, practical needs in the structuring of reliable tests, and a strong interest to develop a coherent theoretical framework to assess and scrutinize context effects, in addition to the desire to align some of the findings in survey research studies with the discoveries made in the information-processing field. This book attests to a fruitful dialogue between cognitive psychologists and survey researchers, as the cognitive processes initiated by question probes are really beginning to be understood and context effects classified and differentiated.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-4
Context Effects: State of the Past/State of the Art....Pages 5-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
“Order Effects” in Survey Research: Activation and Information Functions of Preceding Questions....Pages 23-34
Context Effects on Responses to Attitude Questions: Attitudes as Memory Structures....Pages 35-47
Constructive Processes as a Source of Context Effects in Survey Research: Explorations in Self-Generated Validity....Pages 49-61
Question-Order Effects and Brand Evaluations: The Moderating Role of Consumer Knowledge....Pages 63-79
Basking and Brooding: The Motivating Effects of Filter Questions in Surveys....Pages 81-95
Serial Context Effects in Survey Interviews....Pages 97-113
Questionnaire Context as a Source of Response Differences in Mail and Telephone Surveys....Pages 115-129
Context Effects as Substantive Data in Social Surveys....Pages 131-147
Qualitative Analysis of Question-Order and Context Effects: The Use of Think-Aloud Responses....Pages 149-162
Thoughts on the Nature of Context Effects....Pages 163-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
A Cognitive Model of Response-Order Effects in Survey Measurement....Pages 187-201
The Impact of Cognitive Sophistication and Attitude Importance on Response-Order and Question-Order Effects....Pages 203-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Order Effects within Personality Measures....Pages 221-236
Context Influences on the Meaning of Work....Pages 237-247
The Psychometrics of Order Effects....Pages 249-264
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Information-Processing Functions of Generic Knowledge Structures and Their Role in Context Effects in Social Judgment....Pages 267-277
Context Effects and the Communicative Functions of Quantifiers: Implications for Their Use in Attitude Research....Pages 279-296
Cognitive Representation of Bipolar Survey Items....Pages 297-311
Back Matter....Pages 325-353
What Have We Learned?....Pages 315-323
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