Investigating the psychological world : scientific method in the behavioral sciences / Brian D. Haig.
2014
BF76.5 .H335 2014eb
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Investigating the psychological world : scientific method in the behavioral sciences / Brian D. Haig.
ISBN
9780262322379 (e-book)
0262322374 (e-book)
0262027364 (electronic bk.)
9780262027366 (electronic bk.)
1306550432 (ebk)
9781306550437 (ebk)
0262322374 (e-book)
0262027364 (electronic bk.)
9780262027366 (electronic bk.)
1306550432 (ebk)
9781306550437 (ebk)
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : MIT Press, 2014.
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (218 pages).
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BF76.5 .H335 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
150.72/1
Summary
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.
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"A Bradford book."
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.
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.
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