The conduct of inquiry methodology for behavioral science - Kaplan, Abraham 1918-1993 (San Francisco Harper & Row Publishers, 1964)
Methodology. Logic-in-use and reconstructed logic -- Logic and psychology -- The task of methodology -- "Scientific method" in behavioral science -- Concepts. The empirical basis -- Functions of concepts -- Theoretical terms -- Openness of meaning -- Specification of meaning -- Concepts in behavioral science -- Laws. Functions of laws -- The content of laws -- Types of laws -- Laws in behavioral science -- Experiment. The process of observation -- Observation in behavioral science -- Functions of experiment -- The structure of experiment -- Experiment in behavioral science -- Measurement. Functions of measurement -- The structure of measurement -- Scales -- Validity -- Measurement in behavioral science -- Statistics. Functions of statistics -- Probability and induction -- Statistical description -- Statistical hypotheses -- Statistics in behavioral science -- Models. The structure of models -- Functions of models -- Shortcomings of models -- Models in behavioral science -- Theories. Theories and laws -- Functions of theories -- Validation of theories -- Theories in behavioral science -- Explanation. The pattern model -- The deductive model -- Explanation and prediction -- Functions of explanation -- Explanation in behavioral science -- Values. Values in inquiry -- Theory of value -- Behavioral science and policy -- The future of behavioral science.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-415) and indexes.
Keywords: Social sciences -- Methodology