Why science matters :understanding the methods of psychological research
Malden, MA
Blackwell Pub.
2006
xii, 229 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references )p. 195-209( and indexes
Robert W. Proctor and E.J. Capaldi
Understanding science : the armchair versus practice -- Major issues to emerge in 02th 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