Publisher description
This volume includes a set of chapters based on presentations given during
a conference that presented findings about self-report. As the chapters in this
volume document, psychological and social processes influence storage and
recall of self-report information. They show that there are conditions under
which self-reports should be readily accepted by the clinicians or researcher,
and that there are other conditions where healthy scepticism is required.
Methods for improving the accuracy of self-reports are demonstrated, ranging
from fine-tuning interviews and questionnaires to employing emerging
technologies to collect data in ways that minimize bias and encourage accurate
reporting. Representing a diverse group of professions including sociology, law,
psychology and medicine, the contributing authors are some of the finest
scientists working on self-report in the world and their contributions to the
field have been enormous. They set out to achieve three goals: to increase
general awareness of the importance of self-report in science and in practice;
to disseminate information about innovative ways of improving reports; and to
stimulate research about self-report. This volume reports on the psychological and social processes that
influence the storage and recall of self-report information. They aim to show
that there are conditions under which self-reports should be readily accepted
by the clinican or researcher.
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