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The science game; an introduction to research in the behavioral sciences
- Title
- The science game; an introduction to research in the behavioral sciences [by] Neil McK. Agnew and Sandra W. Pyke.
- Author
- Agnew, Neil McK.
- Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1969]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | 8015.1153 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Pyke, Sandra W., 1937-
- Description
- xii, 188 pages illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- The authors present research methods by placing science in its human and social context. Thoughout the book, the reader sees the continuity between everyday truth seeking activities and the methods of science.
- Series Statement
- Prentice-Hall series in experimental psychology
- Uniform Title
- Prentice-Hall series in experimental psychology
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-184) and index.
- Contents
- Part 1: Science and nonscience -- Chapter 1: This thing called science -- Chapter 2: The currency of science -- Chapter 3: Rules of evidence, or who's right -- Part 2: Sieves of science -- Chapter 4: Naturalistic observation -- Chapter 5: The after-the-fact method -- Chapter 6: Before-and-after method -- Chapter 7: The control group method -- Part 3: The magic of numbers -- Chapter 8: The number game -- Chapter 9: Squeezing round people into square holes -- Chapter 10: Who in the world are you talking about? -- Chapter 11: Leaping to conclusions -- Part 4: The scientific establishment -- Chapter 12: Training -- Chapter 13: Big business -- Part 5: Pattern and noise -- Chapter 14: Theories, maps, and models -- Chapter 15: The truth spinners.
- ISBN
- 013795302X
- 9780137953028
- LCCN
- 73076294
- OCLC
- ocm00028183
- 28183
- SCSB-378181
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library