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The conduct of inquiry : methodology for behavioral science.

Title
The conduct of inquiry : methodology for behavioral science.
Author
Kaplan, Abraham, 1918-1993.
Publication
San Francisco : Chandler Pub. Co., [1964]

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Description
xix, 428 pages; 24 cm
Series Statement
Chandler publications in anthropology and sociology
Uniform Title
Chandler publications in anthropology and sociology
Subject
  • Social sciences > Methodology
  • Human behavior
  • Sciences sociales > Méthodologie
  • Comportement humain
  • human behavior
  • Human behavior
  • Social sciences > Methodology
  • Gedragswetenschappen
  • Methodologie
  • Sociologia
  • Experimental design
  • Psychology > Methodology
  • Sciences du comportement
  • Behavior
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 411-415.
Contents
Methodology. Logic-in-use and reconstructed logic -- Logic and psychology -- The task of methodology -- "Scientific method" in behavioral science -- Concepts. The empirical basis -- Functions of concepts -- Theoretical terms -- Openness of meaning -- Specification of meaning -- Concepts in behavioral science -- Laws. Functions of laws -- The content of laws -- Types of laws -- Laws in behavioral science -- Experiment. The process of observation -- Observation in behavioral science -- Functions of experiment -- The structure of experiment -- Experiment in behavioral science -- Measurement. Functions of measurement -- The structure of measurement -- Scales -- Validity -- Measurement in behavioral science -- Statistics. Functions of statistics -- Probability and induction -- Statistical description -- Statistical hypotheses -- Statistics in behavioral science -- Models. The structure of models -- Functions of models -- Shortcomings of models -- Models in behavioral science -- Theories. Theories and laws -- Functions of theories -- Validation of theories -- Theories in behavioral science -- Explanation. The pattern model -- The deductive model -- Explanation and prediction -- Functions of explanation -- Explanation in behavioral science -- Values. Values in inquiry -- Theory of value -- Behavioral science and policy -- The future of behavioral science.
ISBN
  • 0810201445
  • 9780810201446
  • 0352117001
  • 9780352117007
LCCN
64013470
OCLC
  • ocm00711107
  • 711107
  • SCSB-2050611
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library