Psychology of Science: Contributions to Metascience - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521203201 ISBN 13: 9780521203203

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This 1989 book examines the systematic elaboration and application of psychological concepts and methods to clarify the nature of the scientific enterprise.

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Review

"The ambitious goal Gholson, Shadish, Niemeyer, and Houts set for themselves is no less than designing a new discipline (psychology of science), describing its past, exemplifying its achievements, setting its agenda, and generally staking its claim to be part of a new science of science. By and large, they succeed." Contemporary Psychology

"...a very ambitious volume...organized clearly and logically...a rich, dense volume, not to be digested at one sitting but rather sampled and savord leisurely and thoughtfully..."' Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Book Description

This 1989 book offers a comprehensive overview of the work of scholars in several different disciplines contributing to the development of the psychology of science: the systematic elaboration and application of psychological concepts and methods to clarify the nature of the scientific enterprise.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521203201
• ISBN 13: 9780521203203
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 478
• Editor: Gholson Barry