Understanding Psychology as a Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Statistical Inference

by Zoltan Dienes

Book Overview

How can we objectively define categories of truth in scientific thinking? How can we reliably measure the results of research? In this ground-breaking text, Dienes undertakes a comprehensive historical analysis of the dominant schools of thought, key theories and influential thinkers that have progressed the foundational principles and characteristics that typify scientific research methodology today. This book delivers a masterfully simple, 'though...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023054231X
• ISBN13: 9780230542310
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.6"