The conduct of inquiry |
Contents
METHODOLOGY | 3 |
Scientific Method in Behavioral Science | 27 |
Basis | 34 |
Reference to Direct Observation? | 54 |
The Content of Laws | 94 |
Types of Laws | 104 |
Laws in Behavioral Science | 115 |
EXPERIMENT | 126 |
Probability and Induction | 221 |
Statistical Description | 234 |
Statistics in Behavioral Science | 250 |
MODELS | 258 |
Functions of Models | 268 |
Shortcomings of Models | 275 |
Models in Behavioral Science | 288 |
THEORIES | 294 |
Observation in Behavioral Science | 136 |
Functions of Experiment | 144 |
The Structure of Experiment | 155 |
Experiment in Behavioral Science | 161 |
MEASUREMENT | 171 |
The Structure of Measurement | 177 |
Scales | 189 |
Validity | 198 |
Measurement in Behavioral Science | 206 |
STATISTICS | 215 |
Functions of Theories | 302 |
Validation of Theories | 311 |
Theories in Behavioral Science | 322 |
Explanation and Prediction | 346 |
Explanation in Behavioral Science | 358 |
VALUES | 370 |
Behavioral Science and Policy | 398 |
The Future of Behavioral Science | 406 |
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