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
MIT Press
2014
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| Series: | Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology
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| Collection: | MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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: | 218 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780262027366 0262322374 0262027364 9780262322379 |