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Experiments of the Mind

From the Cognitive Psychology Lab to the World of Facebook and Twitter

Emily Martin

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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Pädagogik

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An inside view of the experimental practices of cognitive psychology—and their influence on the addictive nature of social media

Experimental cognitive psychology research is a hidden force in our online lives. We engage with it, often unknowingly, whenever we download a health app, complete a Facebook quiz, or rate our latest purchase. How did experimental psychology come to play an outsized role in these developments? Experiments of the Mind considers this question through a look at cognitive psychology laboratories. Emily Martin traces how psychological research methods evolved, escaped the boundaries of the discipline, and infiltrated social media and our digital universe.

Martin recounts her participation in psychology labs, and she conveys their activities through the voices of principal investigators, graduate students, and subjects. Despite claims of experimental psychology’s focus on isolated individuals, Martin finds that the history of the field—from early German labs to Gestalt psychology—has led to research methods that are, in fact, highly social. She shows how these methods are deployed online: amplified by troves of data and powerful machine learning, an unprecedented model of human psychology is now widespread—one in which statistical measures are paired with algorithms to predict and influence users’ behavior.

Experiments of the Mind examines how psychology research has shaped us to be perfectly suited for our networked age.

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Perceptual psychology, Theory of mind, Face perception, Pragmatism, Human subject research, Psychic, Collaboration, Neuroscientist, Introspection, Calculation, Psychopathology, Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming), Folk psychology, Machine learning, Opportunism, Anthropologist, Technology, Mental representation, Conspiracy theory, Cross-cultural psychology, Science, Thought, Quiz, Scientist, Experiment, Psychological testing, Objectivity (science), Parapsychology, Psyche (psychology), Consciousness, Neuropsychology, Interrogation, Natural experiment, Psychological research, Cognitive science, Funding of science, Prediction, Psychology, Idealization, Mental disorder, Wilhelm Wundt, Imagination, Behavior, Experimental psychology, Laboratory Life, Subjectivity, Mood (psychology), Test theory, Replication crisis, Questionnaire, Scientific method, Decision-making, Psychologist, Hallucination, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Personality quiz, Cognitive psychology, Gestalt psychology, Spiritualism, Behaviorism, User experience design, Persuasive technology, Psychological manipulation, Minds, Language game, Heuristic, Electroencephalography, How the Mind Works, Observation, Digital media