Foundational Analysis: Presuppositions in Experimental PsychologyIn a critical analysis of the asumptions underlying experimental psychology, Pertti Saariluoma urges social scientists to reflect upon their procedures and methodology. He has revisited the philosophy of science to find a new way of applying its methods to psychology. Foundational Analysis shows how it is possible to analyze existing methodological arguments and find loopholes in them, and raises new issues for the rationale behind empirical technique. It will be of interest to researchers and students in cognitive science and other social sciences, and the philosophy of science. |
Contents
Foundational analysis | 19 |
Operationalization analysis | 36 |
Concepts and conceptual postulates | 57 |
The consistency of theories | 76 |
Causal and representational explaining | 94 |
Foundational analysis and scientific progress | 124 |
Epilogue | 141 |
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Foundational Analysis: Presuppositions in Experimental Psychology Pertti Saariluoma Limited preview - 1997 |
Foundational Analysis: Presuppositions in Experimental Psychology Pertti Saariluoma Limited preview - 2015 |
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