Investigating the Psychological World : Scientific Method in the Behavioral Sciences /

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Brian Haig constructs a broad theory of scientific method, which speaks to the conduct of psychological research. This abductive theory of method (ATOM) portrays research as a bottom-up process comprising two broad phases: the detection of empirical phenomena, and the construction of explanatory the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haig, Brian D., 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : MIT Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Psychology > Research > Methodology.
PSYCHOLOGY > Reference.
Psychologie > Recherche > Methodologie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Method, methodology, and realism
  • Detecting psychological phenomena
  • Theory generation: exploratory factor analysis
  • Theory development: analogical modeling
  • Theory appraisal: inference to the best explanation.

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