{"product_id":"why-science-matters-isbn-9781405133579","title":"Why Science Matters","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhy Science Matters: Understanding the Methods of Psychological Research\u003c\/i\u003e rises above standard research methods texts by presenting an up-to-date view of contemporary psychological science as it is currently understood and practiced. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores not only the procedural aspects of psychological research, but also delves into the issue of how to accomplish effective science.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplicates how hypotheses and theories are to be evaluated.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuggests that the proper approach to devising and evaluating theories is by abduction, not by induction or deduction alone.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates new investigatory procedures, current methodologists, conflicts and issues, implications of the philosophy of science, and a lively prose style.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a picture of science that will engage students and expand their abilities as both scientists and psychologists.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface for Instructors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface for Students x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Major Methodological Changes in Science from Antiquity to the Present 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Understanding Science: The Armchair versus Practice 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustification of methodological practices 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecursors to contemporary science: an historical overview 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch paradigms, programs, and traditions 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaturalism: a brief introduction 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemainder of book 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Major Issues to Emerge in 20th Century Approaches to Science 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogical positivism 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperationism 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopper’s falsificationism 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKuhn’s psychologism and historicism 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Methodology in the Postpositivist Era 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaturalism in science 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLakatos’s sophisticated falsificationism 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaudan’s research traditions and normative naturalism 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiere’s cognitive approach 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rise of relativism 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Naturalism and Modern Science 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Theory Testing 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific theory 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of theory 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypothesis testing 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInduction and deduction 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbduction and theory construction 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Inference to the Best Explanation 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating theories: a critical evaluation of criteria 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResolution of ambiguity over time 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural selection 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrain function and cognitive neuroscience 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsilience 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: The New Means of Understanding Science 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpirical methods for better understanding science, scientific practice, and scientists 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Applying Naturalism to Contemporary Methodological Issues in Psychology 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Postmodernism and the Rejection of the Conventional Conception of Science 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderdetermination and incommensurability 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostmodernism 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur critique 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Qualitative Research Methods 142\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRationale for qualitative methods 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVarieties of qualitative methods 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Critical Evaluation of Qualitative Inquiry’s Approach to Qualitative Methods 164\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustification of qualitative methods 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisunderstanding of positivism 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecific positions of qualitative researchers 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter summary 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Internal and External Validity 180\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of scientific psychology 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific psychology opposes pseudoscience 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter and book summary 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Terms 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Names 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 226\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This book is an excellent exposition of historical and contemporary issues in the philosophy of science, and is particularly useful for psychologists and other behavioral scientists. Its core ideas will be useful to students, practitioners, and researchers alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eCraig A. Anderson, Iowa State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book provides a comprehensive, fascinating, and up-to date account of what underlies the process of science. While there are many books on the nature of science written by philosophers, sociologists, historians and psychologists, this is the first volume that provides a sweeping vista of all these different approaches. Proctor and Capaldi have written a book that is a must-have for anyone who wants to understand the enterprise that we call science.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eKevin Niall Dunbar, Dartmouth College\u003c\/i\u003e\"This is a sophisticated, important, readable, and timely treatment of both the philosophy of science and the science of psychology. It would be a valuable addition to any advanced seminar on research methods in the behavioral sciences.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eDavid Klahr, Carnegie Mellon University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Proctor\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychological Science at Purdue University at West Lafayette. He has been teaching and conducting research in the field of attention and human performance for nearly 30 years. His publications include \u003ci\u003eAttention: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (with Addie Johnson, 2003) and \u003ci\u003eSkill Acquisition and Human Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (with Addie Johnson, 1995). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. J. Capaldi\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychological Science at Purdue University. Dr. Capaldi is a leading researcher in the field of learning and memory. He is the co-author of numerous articles and contributor to books such as \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Handbook to Research Methods of Experimental Psychology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eWhy Science Matters: Understanding the Methods of Psychological Research\u003c\/i\u003e rises above standard research methods texts by presenting an up-to-date view of contemporary psychological science as it is currently understood and practiced. Unlike available methodology texts, this book explores not only the procedural aspects of psychological research, but also delves into the issue of how to accomplish effective science. 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