02752nam 22005894a 450 991045591320332120200520144314.01-282-37448-697866123744871-4106-0761-5(CKB)111087027890098(EBL)357926(OCoLC)476182936(SSID)ssj0000230245(PQKBManifestationID)11236161(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230245(PQKBWorkID)10177700(PQKB)10187261(MiAaPQ)EBC357926(Au-PeEL)EBL357926(CaPaEBR)ebr10263597(CaONFJC)MIL237448(EXLCZ)9911108702789009820030129d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPsychomythics[electronic resource] sources of artifacts and misconceptions in scientific psychology /William R. UttalMahwah, N.J. L. Erlbaum Associates20031 online resource (216 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-65117-4 0-8058-4584-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-197) and indexes.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Endogenous and Exogenous Causal Forces in Perception; Chapter 3 Inevitable Natural Laws and Superpowerful Mathematics; Chapter 4 Measurement, Counting, Magical Graphs, and Some Statistical Curiosities; Chapter 5 Erroneous Assumptions and Conceptual Errors; Chapter 6 Final Conclusions and Summaries; References; Author Index; Subject IndexPsychology deals with the most complex subject matter of any science. As such, it is subject to misunderstandings, artifacts, and just simple errors of data, logic, and interpretation. This book teases out the details of some of the sources of these errors. It considers errors in psychological data and theories that arise from confusing endogenous and exogenous causal forces in perceptual research, misinterpreting the effects of inevitable natural laws as psychological phenomena, improper application of statistics and measurement, and flawed assumptions. Examples of each of these sources of erPsychologyMethodologyPsychologyPhilosophyElectronic books.PsychologyMethodology.PsychologyPhilosophy.150/.1Uttal William R854746MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455913203321Psychomythics2139982UNINA