Abstract
This chapter describes the multiple sorting procedure (MSP). MSP is a way of eliciting structured self-report data from individuals or groups. It can be used in any type of research design (from the completely experimental to the totally non-experimental). It is essentially a technique for examining how participants place constructs (that can be defined in any way the researcher chooses) into categories and how they then label the distinctions between the categories. The procedure is used in collaboration with advanced statistical techniques that generate graphical representations of the relationships between constructs and between categories. The exercise given in the chapter allows the research question to be chosen by the students but takes them step by step through the collection and analysis of their data. This chapter is suitable for introductory level courses.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Doing Social Psychology Research |
| Place of Publication | Oxford, U. K. |
| Publisher | The British Psychological Society and Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| Pages | 289-304 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780470776278 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781405108119 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Dec 2003 |
Keywords
- Concept formation
- Human genome project
- Interactive data
- Multiple sorting procedure
- Statistical procedures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology