Under the Cortex Real-Time Research: How the Experience Sampling Method Is Changing Psychology
May 29, 2025
Join Jessica Fritz, a researcher from Osnabrück University focused on person-centered research, and Marilyn Piccirillo, a clinical psychologist specializing in anxiety and trauma from the Rutgers Addiction Research Center, as they dive into the cutting-edge Experience Sampling Method (ESM). Discover how ESM is revolutionizing psychology by capturing real-time data, enhancing personalized therapy, and revealing the nuances of mental health. They also discuss practical design considerations for researchers looking to implement this innovative approach.
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Personal Motivation for ESM Use
- Jessica Fritz found ESM valuable for capturing individual variability in clinical psychology.
- Marilyn Piccirillo uses ESM to understand clients' real-life symptom fluctuations outside therapy sessions.
ESM and Ecological Validity
- ESM captures fluctuations and contextual details in real time, improving ecological validity.
- It allows study of rapid changes and interactions in psychological phenomena that traditional methods miss.
ESM vs. Cohort Studies Timescales
- Cohort studies assess large groups at few time points over years.
- ESM studies collect frequent data in short timeframes to capture daily or hourly changes.