UID:
almafu_9959240985602883
Format:
1 online resource (219 p.)
ISBN:
0-262-32238-2
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0-262-02736-4
Series Statement:
Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology
Content:
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 theories in order to explain claims about the phenomena. ATOM functions as a broad framework theory within which a variety of more specific research methods can be located and employed. A coherent treatment of those methods is enhanced by placing them within the framework of ATOM.
Note:
"A Bradford book."
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Method, Methodology, and Realism; 2 Detecting Psychological Phenomena; 3 Theory Generation: Exploratory Factor Analysis; 4 Theory Development: Analogical Modeling; 5 Theory Appraisal: Inference to the Best Explanation; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-262-32237-4
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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