Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide - Softcover

Martin, Paul; Bateson, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521446147 ISBN 13: 9780521446143

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Measuring Behaviour is a guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behaviour, with an emphasis on techniques of direct observation, recording and analysis. In this new edition, all sections have been updated and revised, some have been expanded and others introduced for the first time. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students in biology and psychology who are about to embark upon behavioural research projects, this book provides a concise review of methodology that will also be of interest to scientists of all disciplines in which behaviour is measured. Written with brevity and clarity, it is intended, above all, as a practical guide book.

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Review

'... clear, concise and always eminently sensible.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

'... an excellent little book.' British Psychological Society Bulletin

'... destined to become a classic.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution

'The second edition can be recommended as a good introduction to the measurement and analysis of behaviour.' Ibis

'The authors are specialists in behaviour science. Animal and human behaviour can be measured in various manners (duration, periodicity, social or individual, evolution, development and so on) but how? This book gives the necessary answers and is designed to furnish a clear basis to students.... It is an excellent guide, comprehensive and precise, and without any superfluous discussions.' Michel Cuisin

Book Description

This new edition is a practical guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behaviour, of interest both to students embarking on behavioural research projects for the first time and to scientists of all disciplines involved in measuring behaviour.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521446147
• ISBN 13: 9780521446143
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 238