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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464265103321

Titolo

Causality and motivation [[electronic resource] /] / Roberto Poli (ed.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt ; ; New Brunswick, : Ontos Verlag, 2010

ISBN

3-11-032957-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Collana

Philosophische Analyse = Philosophical analysis ; ; Bd. 35

Altri autori (Persone)

PoliRoberto

Disciplina

124

Soggetti

Causation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- The Structure of Motivation. A First Introduction / Poli, Roberto -- The Exclusion Problem and the Prospects of a Motivational Solution / Roy, Jean-Michel -- Two Kinds of Motivation: Character and Reward / Weissman, David -- Supervenience (on Steroids) and the Mind / Jacquette, Dale -- The Subjective Origin of Causality / Albertazzi, Liliana -- A Process-oriented Framework for Goals and Motivations in Biological and Artificial Agents / Manzotti, Riccardo -- Causality and Motivation in Edith Stein / Bello, Angela Ales -- The Futures of Causality: Hans Jonas and Gilles Deleuze / Groves, Christopher -- Christian Doctrine and Theories of Emergence / Love, Cyprian -- The Contributors to this Volume -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

The belief is widely held that the physical world is causally-driven. The world is one because a tangled web of causally-driven processes keeps it together. However, both the psychological and the social worlds cannot be articulated in causal terms only. Hereby, "motivation" is used as the most general term referring to whatever keeps (synchronically) together and provides (diachronic) reasons explaining the behavior of psychological and social systems. In order to systematically address these problems, a categorical framework is needed for understanding the various types of realities population



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794753503321

Autore

Ramlall Indranarain

Titolo

Applied structural equation modelling for researchers and practitioners : using R and Stata for behavioural research / / by Indranarain Ramlall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-78635-882-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

507.2

Soggetti

Structural equation modeling

R (Computer program language)

Education - Teaching Methods & Materials / Social Science

Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Definition of SEM -- Types of SEM -- Benefits of SEM -- Drawbacks of SEM -- Steps in structural equation modelling -- Model specification: path diagram in SEM -- Model identification -- Model estimation -- Model fit evaluation -- Model modification -- Model cross-validation -- Parameter testing -- Reduced=form version of SEM -- Multiple indicators multiple causes model of SEM -- Practical issues to consider when implementing SEM -- Review questions -- Enlightening questions on SEM -- Applied structural equation modelling using R -- Applied structural equation modelling suing STATA.

Sommario/riassunto

During the last two decades, structural equation modelling (SEM) has emerged as a powerful multivariate data analysis tool in social science research settings, especially in the fields of sociology, psychology, and education. Social science researchers and students benefit greatly from acquiring knowledge and skills in SEM, since the methods can provide a bridge between the theoretical and empirical aspects of behavioural research. Ramlall explains in a rigorous, concise, and practical manner all the vital components embedded in structural equation modelling (SEM).  Focusing on R and Stata to implement and perform various structural equation models, Ramlall examines the types, benefits, and



drawbacks of SEM, delving into model specifications and identifications, fit evaluations, and path diagrams.