Towards an integrative psychological science [electronic resource] : issues, approaches and applications / R. C. Tripathi, Bhoomika R. Kar, Namita Pande, editors.

Intro
Contents
About the Editors
Towards an Integrative Psychological Science
Introduction
Moving Away from a Reductionist Perspective
What Needs to Be Integrated and Why?
Integration of Psychological Processes
Issue of Integrating Psychological Phenomena at Different Levels
Steps Towards Integrative Psychological Science
Possible Methods for Integration
Integrative Psychological Science and Social Issues
About the Volume
References
Integration of Methods and Psychological Processes

Six Blind Men and the Proverbial Elephant: Integrating Multiple Methods in Psychology
Introduction
A Brief Historical Overview of Psychological Approaches
Underlying Assumptions of Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
Aim of the Research Enterprise
Relationship Between the Researcher and the Researched
Controlled Experimentation
Emphasis on Causal Relationships
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
Quantitative Methods
Qualitative Methods
Methodological Differences Between the Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Mixed Methods Research
Embodied Cognition
Phenomenology
Conclusion
References
Seeking Convergence Between Experimental and Survey Methods for Investigating Organizational Behaviour in a Virtually Connected World
Experimental Research Falling Out of Favour in OB
Sampling
Setting
Selection Bias in Publications
Do Not Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater: Merits of Experimentation Revisited
Causality
Efficacy
Artificiality
Web-Based Experiments: Relevance to OB
Web-Based Experiments: Nuts and Bolts

Sampling
Online Experimental Manipulations and Behavioural Dependent Measures
Online Attention Checks and Engagement Mechanisms
Ethical Considerations
Challenges and the Way Ahead
Conclusion
References
Integration Across Levels of Information Processing: A Case Study with Visual Category Learning
Introduction
Visual Category Learning: A Case Study
Common Categorization Strategies
Category Learning Paradigms
Computational Level: Perspectives from Behavioural Studies
Algorithmic Level: Perspectives from Mathematical Modelling

Implementational Level: Insights from Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Studies
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Interaction Between Affect and Cognition as a Function of Aging: Testing the Positivity Bias in Indian Population
Introduction
Structural and Functional Changes with Ageing: Implications for Cognition-Emotion Interaction
Ageing and Emotion Regulation
Affective Bias and Ageing
Affective Bias as a Function of Ageing: Evidence Based on a Dot Probe Task
Method
The Dot Probe Task
Analysis
Results