self-report

Regular readers know that that Peter and I do a semi-regular podcast on obesity-related issues.  This week, I have a discussion with psychology researcher (and fellow ScienceBlogger) Jason Goldman (UPDATE: Jason's thoughts on the podcast here).  For the uninitiated, self-report data refers to information that people provide themselves - questionnaires and interviews are very common examples.  This is in contrast to direct measurement, which is exactly what it sounds like - researchers measuring your height and weight themselves, etc.  The podcast was inspired by a recent conversation where I…