02035cac a22003731u 4500 6950 081105t2006 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 2005014826 1405133570 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1405130490 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405133579 9781405130493 (OCoLC)ocm60500286 150.72 PRO Proctor, Robert W. Why science matters : understanding the methods of psychological research / Robert W. Proctor and E.J. Capaldi. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c.2006. xii, 229 p. ; 24 cm. Distributer: Al-Ahram. Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-209) and indexes. Understanding science : the armchair versus practice -- Major issues to emerge in 20th century approaches to science -- Methodology in the postpositivist era -- Theory testing -- Inference to the best explanation -- The new means of understanding science -- Postmodernism and the rejection of the conventional conception of science -- Qualitative research methods -- Critical evaluation of qualitative inquiry's approach to qualitative methods -- Internal and external validity. Catalogued By: Mahitab. Psychology Research Methodology. Psychology, Experimental Research Methodology. Psychology, Experimental methods. Science methods. Research. Capaldi, E. John. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005014826.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2005014826-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2005014826-d.html BB 150.72PRO ddc 6950 6950 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN LOW 2010-12-07 Purchase 2 1 150.72PRO 000008519 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2015-04-06 BB