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Measurement, judgment, and decision making /

Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making provides an excellent introduction to measurement, which is one of the most basic issues of the science of psychology and the key to science. Written by leading researchers, the book covers measurement, psychophysical scaling, multidimensional scaling, stim...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Birnbaum, Michael H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, �1998.
Series:Handbook of perception and cognition (2nd ed.)
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making provides an excellent introduction to measurement, which is one of the most basic issues of the science of psychology and the key to science. Written by leading researchers, the book covers measurement, psychophysical scaling, multidimensional scaling, stimulus categorization, and behavioral decision making. Each chapter provides a useful handbook summary and unlocks the door for a scholar who desires entry to that field. Any psychologist who manipulates an independent variable that affects a psychological construct or who uses a numerical dependent variable to measure a psychological construct will want to study this book. Written by leading researchers in fields of measurement, psychophysical scaling, multidimensional scaling, stimulus categorization, and behavioral decision making Provides basic definitions and summaries of theories Presents summaries and citations to relevant literature Contains new developments, current controversies, and open questions Explains relationships among fields and historical links.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 367 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780120999750
0120999757
9780080536002
008053600X
1281118885
9781281118882
9786611118884
6611118888