Investigating the psychological world : scientific method in the behavioral sciences /
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London :
MIT Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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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| Item Description: | "A Bradford book." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (218 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780262322379 0262322374 0262027364 9780262027366 1306550432 9781306550437 |
| DOI: | 10.7551/mitpress/9780262027366.001.0001 |