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Pearson
Language
English

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2013, Pearson
in English - 10th ed.

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Table of Contents

Preface
1sychology is alive and well (and doing fine among the sciences)
Falsifiability : how to foil little green men in the head
Operationism and essentialism : but, doctor, what does it really mean?
Testimonials and case study evidence : placebo effects and the amazing randi
Correlation and causation : birth control by the toaster method
Getting things under control : the case of clever hans
"But it's not real life!" : the "artificiality" criticism and psychology
Avoiding the einstein syndrome : the importance of converging evidence
The misguided search for the "magic bullet" : the issue of multiple causation
The role of chance in psychology
References
Name index
Subject index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
150.72
Library of Congress
BF76.5 .S68 2013, BF76.5.S68 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25384858M
ISBN 10
0205914128
ISBN 13
9780205914128
LCCN
2012027520

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OL16714967W

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