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Foundational analysis : presuppositions in experimental psychology / Pertti Saariluoma.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saariluoma, Pertti.
- Series:
- Routledge progress in psychology ; 2.
- Routledge progress in psychology ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology, Experimental.
- Psychology--Research.
- Psychology.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 197 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
- Summary:
- In a critical analysis of the assumptions 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 methological arguments and find loopholes in them and Saariluoma raises new issues for the rationale behind empirical technique. The book will of interest to researchers and students in cognitive science, the social sciences and the philosophy of science.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [178]-194) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the J. Fithian Tatem Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0415145856
- OCLC:
- 43685271
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