#MetaPsychology #EcologicalValidity #Measurement

People who know me know that I am not a fan of #Baumeister, but I do agree with this article.

Experimental Social Psychology studies button-presses and personality psychology studies self-reports.

Baumeister, R. F., Vohs, K. D., & Funder, D. C. (2007). Psychology as the Science of Self-Reports and Finger Movements: Whatever Happened to Actual Behavior? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2, 396-403.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00051.x