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In studies of stress, factors such as the context of the research situation, and subtle variations in the instructions presented can have significant effects on resulting psychological, behavioral, and physiological responses. Specifically, both laboratory and field psychophysiology studies involve procedural elements, from the obtaining of informed consent to payment for participation, that can be significant sources of error variance that remain even if the most stringent experimental controls are instituted. This chapter will address potential sources of bias in research that are associated with the social context in which studies are conducted.
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Krantz, D.S., Ratliff-Crain, J. (1989). The Social Context of Stress and Behavioral Medicine Research. In: Schneiderman, N., Weiss, S.M., Kaufmann, P.G. (eds) Handbook of Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine. The Springer Series in Behavioral Psychophysiology and Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0906-0_24
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