Measurement in Psychology: A Critical History of a Methodological Concept

(Part of the Ideas in Context Series)

by Joel Michell and Michell

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This book traces how such a seemingly immutable idea as measurement proved so debatable when it collided with the subject matter of psychology. This book addresses philosophical and social influences (such as scientism, practicalism, and Pythagoreanism) reshaping the concept of measurement and identifies a fundamental problem at the core of this reshaping: the issue of whether psychological attributes really are quantitative. The author argues that...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521621208

ISBN13:9780521621205

Release Date:June 1999

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:268 Pages

Weight:1.32 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"

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