Chapter
Using Salivary Hormone Assays in Psychological Research: A Guided Tour
Advantages and Disadvantages of Salivary Hormone Measures
Appendix 3.1. PC-Administered Screening Questionnaire Used in Studies with Hormone Assessments
4. Neuroendocrine Manipulation of the Sexually Dimorphic Human Social Brain
The Sexually Dimorphic Social Brain
The Neuroendocrine Social Brain
Sex Steroids and Social Peptides
Estradiol: The Mysterious Female Sex Steroid
Testosterone: The Notorious Male Sex Steroid
Vasopressin: The Peptide of War
Oxytocin: The Peptide of Love
A Neuroendocrine Framework for Social Cognition
What Does Facial EMG Measure?
Some Methodological Considerations
6. The Startle Eyeblink Response
What Is Startle, and Why Use It?
Measuring the Startle Response
Using the Startle Response in Social and Personality Research
Experimental Design Considerations
7. Assessing Autonomic Nervous System Activity
Primary Techniques for Measuring ANS Responses
ANS Responses in Social and Personality Psychology
Experimental Design Considerations
8. Patient Methodologies for the Study of Personality and Social Processes
General Issues to Consider in Designing a Study with Patients
Issues to Consider in Planning Studies with Specific Patient Populations
Patients with Brain Injury Resulting from Trauma, Stroke, or Dementia
Patients with Social and Personality Deficits Resulting from Depression and Autism Spectrum Disorders
9. Electroencephalographic Methods in Social and Personality Psychology
Physiology Underlying Electroencephalography
Preparing the Participant
Advantages and Disadvantages of EEG Methods
10. Using Event- elated Brain Potentials in Social Psychological Research
Examples of ERP Research in Social Neuroscience
Methodological Issues for ERP Research in Social Neuroscience
Practical Considerations for Conducting ERP Research
11. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Basic Characteristics of TMS
Single- and Paired-Pulse TMS
12. Using Connectionist Networks to Understand Neurobiological Processes in Social and Personality Psychology
Description of a Neural Network Model
Description of Leabra Implementation
Two Examples of Neural Network Simulations of Personality and Social Behavior
Concerns for Potential Modelers
13. Molecular Biology and Genomic Imaging in Social and Personality Psychology
Relevance to Social and Personality Psychology
Genetics and the Personality Trait of Neuroticism
Design Issues in fMRI: Selection of the Baseline Condition
Designing Analyses to Include Environmental Factors
Understanding Environmental Influences through Epigenetics
Other Methodological and Practical Issues
14. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Affective and Social Neurosciences
Experimental Design Considerations
Combining fMRI with Other Online Measures: Behavior and Physiology
Individual Differences in Social and Affective Style, Personality, and Temperament
Functional and Effective Connectivity
Considering Model Habituation or Familiarity Effects
Future Directions in Social and Affective Brain Imaging
Summing Up: How Can fMRI Contribute to Social Neuroscience?
Methods in Social Neuroscience
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