Research Catalog

Title

Cognition and survey research / Monroe G. Sirken [and others].

Publication

New York : John Wiley & Sons, [1999], ©1999.

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Sirken, Monroe G.

Description

xiv, 395 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• Introducing the theory and tools of cognitive aspects of survey methodology (CASM) - a movement that has greatly contributed to the evolving field of survey methods research - this collection of monographs explores advances in the use of cognitive psychology and other sciences to improve the quality of data collected in surveys.
• In 22 articles commissioned specifically for this volume, leading survey researchers, social scientists, and statisticians from around the globe evaluate the advantages of interdisciplinary survey techniques, focusing on the many contributions of the CASM movement and drawing on such disciplines as statistics, cognitive psychology, sociology, behavioral sciences, anthropology, linguistics, and computer sciences.
• Clearly written and supplemented with extensive references and more than 80 figures and charts, Cognition and Survey Research is an indispensable guide for statisticians and professionals who would like to be at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary survey methods research involving the social, cognitive, computer, or statistical sciences.

Series Statement

Wiley series in probability and statistics. Survey methodology section

Uniform Title

Wiley series in probability and statistics. Survey methodology section.

Subject

• Cognitive psychology > Research
• Cognitive science > Research
• Scientific surveys
• Surveys > Methodology
• Surveys > Psychological aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Interdisciplinary Survey Methods Research / Monroe G. Sirken and Susan Schechter -- 2. Looking Backwards and Forwards at the CASM Movement / Judith M. Tanur -- 3. CASM Revisited / Murray Aborn -- 4. CASM: Successes, Failures, and Potential / Colm O'Muircheartaigh -- 5. Cognitive Research into Survey Measurement: Its Influence on Survey Methodology and Cognitive Theory / Norbert Schwarz -- 6. Making Sense of Questions: An Interactional Approach / Michael F. Schober -- 7. The Respondent's Confession: Autobiographical Memory in the Context of Surveys / Michael S. Shum and Lance J. Rips -- 8. Context Effects on Answers to Attitude Questions / Roger Tourangeau -- 9. Is the Bandwagon Headed to the Methodological Promised Land? Evaluating the Validity of Cognitive Interviewing Techniques / Gordon B. Willis, Theresa DeMaio and Brian Harris-Kojetin --
• 10. Income Reporting in Surveys: Cognitive Issues and Measurement Error / Jeffrey C. Moore, Linda L. Stinson and Edward J. Welniak, Jr. -- 11. Casting a Wider Net: Contributions from New Disciplines / Roger Tourangeau -- 12. A Linguistic Look at Survey Research / Charles J. Fillmore -- 13. The Use of Computational Cognitive Models to Improve Questions on Surveys and Questionnaires / Arthur C. Graesser, Tina Kennedy and Peter Wiemer-Hastings [et al.] -- 14. The View from Anthropology: Ethnography and the Cognitive Interview / Eleanor R. Gerber -- 15. Survey Error Models and Cognitive Theories of Response Behavior / Robert M. Groves -- 16. New Connectionist Models of Mental Representation: Implications for Survey Research / Eliot R. Smith -- 17. Potential Contributions of the CASM Movement Beyond Questionnaire Design: Cognitive Technology and Survey Methodology / Douglas J. Herrmann -- 18. The Application of Cognitive Science to Computer Assisted Interviewing / Mick P. Couper --
• 19. Customizing Survey Procedures to Reduce Measurement Error / Frederick G. Conrad -- 20. Visualizing Categorical Data / Michael Friendly -- 21. Statistical Graphs and Maps: Higher Level Cognitive Processes / Stephan Lewandowsky -- 22. Toward a Research Agenda: Future Development and Applications of Cognitive Sciences to Surveys / Elizabeth A. Martin and Clyde Tucker.

ISBN

0471241385 (alk. paper)

LCCN

98038408

OCLC

ocm39695922

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries