Author: Fenna H. Poletiek
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134951582
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
How do people search evidence for a hypothesis? A well documented answer in cognitive psychology is that they search for confirming evidence. However, the rational strategy is to try to falsify the hypothesis. This book critically evaluates this contradiction. Experimental research is discussed against the background of philosophical and formal theories of hypothesis testing with striking results: Falsificationism and verificationism - the two main rival philosophies of testing - come down to one and the same principle for concrete testing behaviour, eluding the contrast between rational falsification and confirmation bias. In this book, the author proposes a new perspective for describing hypothesis testing behaviour - the probability-value model - which unifies the contrasting views. According to this model, hypothesis testers pragmatically consider what evidence and how much evidence will convince them to reject or accept the hypothesis. They might either require highly probative evidence for its acceptance, at the risk of its rejection, or protect it against rejection and go for minor confirming observations. Interestingly, the model refines the classical opposition between rationality and pragmaticity because pragmatic considerations are a legitimate aspect of 'rational' hypothesis testing. Possible future research and applications of the ideas advanced are discussed, such as the modelling of expert hypothesis testing.
Hypothesis-testing Behaviour
Author: Fenna H. Poletiek
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134951582
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
How do people search evidence for a hypothesis? A well documented answer in cognitive psychology is that they search for confirming evidence. However, the rational strategy is to try to falsify the hypothesis. This book critically evaluates this contradiction. Experimental research is discussed against the background of philosophical and formal theories of hypothesis testing with striking results: Falsificationism and verificationism - the two main rival philosophies of testing - come down to one and the same principle for concrete testing behaviour, eluding the contrast between rational falsification and confirmation bias. In this book, the author proposes a new perspective for describing hypothesis testing behaviour - the probability-value model - which unifies the contrasting views. According to this model, hypothesis testers pragmatically consider what evidence and how much evidence will convince them to reject or accept the hypothesis. They might either require highly probative evidence for its acceptance, at the risk of its rejection, or protect it against rejection and go for minor confirming observations. Interestingly, the model refines the classical opposition between rationality and pragmaticity because pragmatic considerations are a legitimate aspect of 'rational' hypothesis testing. Possible future research and applications of the ideas advanced are discussed, such as the modelling of expert hypothesis testing.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134951582
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
How do people search evidence for a hypothesis? A well documented answer in cognitive psychology is that they search for confirming evidence. However, the rational strategy is to try to falsify the hypothesis. This book critically evaluates this contradiction. Experimental research is discussed against the background of philosophical and formal theories of hypothesis testing with striking results: Falsificationism and verificationism - the two main rival philosophies of testing - come down to one and the same principle for concrete testing behaviour, eluding the contrast between rational falsification and confirmation bias. In this book, the author proposes a new perspective for describing hypothesis testing behaviour - the probability-value model - which unifies the contrasting views. According to this model, hypothesis testers pragmatically consider what evidence and how much evidence will convince them to reject or accept the hypothesis. They might either require highly probative evidence for its acceptance, at the risk of its rejection, or protect it against rejection and go for minor confirming observations. Interestingly, the model refines the classical opposition between rationality and pragmaticity because pragmatic considerations are a legitimate aspect of 'rational' hypothesis testing. Possible future research and applications of the ideas advanced are discussed, such as the modelling of expert hypothesis testing.
Hypothesis Testing Behavior Among Second and Sixth Grade Children Under Two Levels of Stimulus Complexity
Author: Sheldon Danziger
Publisher:
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages :
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Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field
Author: Bonnie J. Ploger
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0125583303
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Designed to provide a variety of exercises that engage students actively in all phases of scientific investigation, from formulating research questions through interpreting and presenting final results. Suited to undergraduates, each chapter presents an animal behavior exercise tested by academic members of the Animal Behavior Society. Four types of exercises are presented: (1) traditional exercises in which students follow a pre-determined protocol to test particular hypotheses, (2) traditional exercises that can easily be adapted to inquiry-based approaches, (3) combined pedagogy exercises that involve both traditional and inquiry approaches, and (4) inquiry exercises in which students brainstorm to generate their own hypotheses, then design their own experiments to test them. Exercises cover descriptive ethology, causation and development of behavior, and behavioral ecology. Both field and laboratory exercises are included on arthropods, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0125583303
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Designed to provide a variety of exercises that engage students actively in all phases of scientific investigation, from formulating research questions through interpreting and presenting final results. Suited to undergraduates, each chapter presents an animal behavior exercise tested by academic members of the Animal Behavior Society. Four types of exercises are presented: (1) traditional exercises in which students follow a pre-determined protocol to test particular hypotheses, (2) traditional exercises that can easily be adapted to inquiry-based approaches, (3) combined pedagogy exercises that involve both traditional and inquiry approaches, and (4) inquiry exercises in which students brainstorm to generate their own hypotheses, then design their own experiments to test them. Exercises cover descriptive ethology, causation and development of behavior, and behavioral ecology. Both field and laboratory exercises are included on arthropods, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
A study of hypothesis testing behavior in language disordered children
Author: Barbara Bruno Hoskins
Publisher:
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Category : Speech disorders in children
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speech disorders in children
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Using and Interpreting Statistics in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences
Author: William E. Wagner, III
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1544321090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Using and Interpreting Statistics in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences is designed to be paired with any undergraduate introduction to research methods text used by students in a variety of disciplines. It introduces students to statistics at the conceptual level—examining the meaning of statistics, and why researchers use a particular statistical technique, rather than computational skills. Focusing on descriptive statistics, and some more advanced topics such as tests of significance, measures of association, and regression analysis, this brief, inexpensive text is the perfect companion to help students who have not yet taken an introductory statistics course or are confused by the statistics used in the articles they are reading.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1544321090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Using and Interpreting Statistics in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences is designed to be paired with any undergraduate introduction to research methods text used by students in a variety of disciplines. It introduces students to statistics at the conceptual level—examining the meaning of statistics, and why researchers use a particular statistical technique, rather than computational skills. Focusing on descriptive statistics, and some more advanced topics such as tests of significance, measures of association, and regression analysis, this brief, inexpensive text is the perfect companion to help students who have not yet taken an introductory statistics course or are confused by the statistics used in the articles they are reading.
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Author: Gregory J. Privitera
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 141296931X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences is an introduction to statistics text that will engage students in an ongoing spirit of discovery by illustrating how statistics apply to modern-day research problems. By integrating instructions, screenshots, and practical examples for using IBM SPSS® Statistics software, the book makes it easy for students to learn statistical concepts within each chapter. Gregory J. Privitera takes a user-friendly approach while balancing statistical theory, computation, and application with the technical instruction needed for students to succeed in the modern era of data collection, analysis, and statistical interpretation.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 141296931X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences is an introduction to statistics text that will engage students in an ongoing spirit of discovery by illustrating how statistics apply to modern-day research problems. By integrating instructions, screenshots, and practical examples for using IBM SPSS® Statistics software, the book makes it easy for students to learn statistical concepts within each chapter. Gregory J. Privitera takes a user-friendly approach while balancing statistical theory, computation, and application with the technical instruction needed for students to succeed in the modern era of data collection, analysis, and statistical interpretation.
Hypothesis Testing Behavior
Author: Fenna H. Politiek
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hypothesis
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hypothesis
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Hypothesis Testing Behavior in the Solution of Concept Problems by Nonretarded and Mildly Retarded Children
Author: Peter D. O'Connor
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Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
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Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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An Investigation of the Hypothesis Testing Behavior of Counseling Trainees
Author: Beth Elaine Haverkamp
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The Inferential Component of Children's Hypothesis Testing Behavior
Author: Thomas Charles Toppino
Publisher:
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Category : Child development
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child development
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description