UID:
almahu_9948025817002882
Format:
1 online resource (387 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-11888-5
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9786611118884
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0-08-053600-X
Series Statement:
Handbook of perception and cognition (2nd ed.)
Content:
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 d
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. The Representational Measurement Approach to Psychophysical and Judgmental Problems; I. Introduction; II. Probabilistic Models for an Ordered Attribute; III. Choice and Identification; IV. Additive Measurement for an Ordered Attribute; V. Weighted-Average Measurement for an Ordered Attribute; VI. Scale Type, Nonadditivity, and Invariance; VII. Matching and General Homogeneous Equations; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Psychophysical Scaling
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I. IntroductionII. Psychophysical Scaling and Psychophysical Theory; Ill. Scaling by Distance; IV. Scaling by Magnitude; V. Multistage Models: Magnitudes, Ratios, Differences; VI. Contextual Effects; VII. Pragmatics and Epistemics of Psychophysical Scaling; References; Chapter 3. Multidimensional Scaling; I. Introduction; II. One-Mode Two-Way Data; Ill. Spatial Distance Models (for One-Mode Two-Way Data); IV. Models and Methods for Proximity Data: Representing Individual Differences in Perception and Cognition; V. Constrained and Confirmatory Approaches to MDS
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VI. Visual Displays and MDS SolutionsVII. Statistical Foundations of MDS; References; Chapter 4. Stimulus Categorization; I. The Categorization Experiment; II. Categorization Theories; III. Stimulus, Exemplar, and Category Representation; IV. Response Selection; V. Category Access; VI. Empirical Comparisons; VII. Future Directions; References; Chapter 5. Behavioral Decision Research: An Overview; I. Introduction; II. Decision Tasks and Decision Difficulty; Ill. Bounded Rationality; IV. Conflicting Values and Preferences; V. Beliefs about Uncertain Events
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VI. Decisions under Risk and UncertaintyVII. Methods for Studying Decision Making; VIII. Emotional Factors and Decision Behavior; IX. Summary; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-099975-7
Language:
English
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