Abstract
By self-experimentation we mean experiments in which the researcher studies him- or herself. We contrast it with conventional research in which the experimenter studies other people or animals This chapter tries to show that self-experiments are useful for gaining knowledge and solving problems, and that self-experimentation and conventional research have complementary strengths.
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Roberts, S., Neuringer, A. (1998). Self-Experimentation. In: Lattal, K.A., Perone, M. (eds) Handbook of Research Methods in Human Operant Behavior. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1947-2_19
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