Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making
- 1st Edition - November 13, 1997
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Michael H. Birnbaum
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 9 9 9 7 5 - 0
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 9 2 0 0 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 3 6 0 0 - 2
Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making provides an excellent introduction to measurement, which is one of the most basic issues of the science of psychology and the key to sc… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMeasurement, Judgment, and Decision Making provides an excellent introduction to measurement, which is one of the most basic issues of the science of psychology and the key to science. Written by leading researchers, the book covers measurement, psychophysical scaling, multidimensional scaling, stimulus categorization, and behavioral decision making. Each chapter provides a useful handbook summary and unlocks the door for a scholar who desires entry to that field.
Any psychologist who manipulates an independent variable that affects a psychological construct or who uses a numerical dependent variable to measure a psychological construct will want to study this book.
- Written by leading researchers in fields of measurement, psychophysical scaling, multidimensional scaling, stimulus categorization, and behavioral decision making
- Provides basic definitions and summaries of theories
- Presents summaries and citations to relevant literature
- Contains new developments, current controversies, and open questions
- Explains relationships among fields and historical links
Researchers, students, and professionals in psychology and cognitive psychology
M.H. Birnbaum, Preface.
G. Iverson and R.D. Luce, The Representational Measurement Approach to Psychophysical and Judgmental Problems.
L.E. Marks and D. Algom, Psychophysical Scaling.
J.D. Carroll and P. Arabie, Multidimensional Scaling.
F.G. Ashby and W.T. Maddox, Stimulus Categorization.
J.W. Payne, J.R. Bettmann, and M.F. Luce, Behavioral Decision Research: An Overview.
Index.
G. Iverson and R.D. Luce, The Representational Measurement Approach to Psychophysical and Judgmental Problems.
L.E. Marks and D. Algom, Psychophysical Scaling.
J.D. Carroll and P. Arabie, Multidimensional Scaling.
F.G. Ashby and W.T. Maddox, Stimulus Categorization.
J.W. Payne, J.R. Bettmann, and M.F. Luce, Behavioral Decision Research: An Overview.
Index.
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 13, 1997
- No. of pages (eBook): 367
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780120999750
- Paperback ISBN: 9780123992000
- eBook ISBN: 9780080536002
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Michael H. Birnbaum
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California State University, Fullerton, U.S.A.Read Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making on ScienceDirect