A primer in theory construction

by Reynolds, Paul D., (Paul Davidson)

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Full title :A primer in theory construction / Paul Davidson Reynolds.

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Publication Date:1971, ©2007.
Edition:Allyn and Bacon Classics ed

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Publisher(s):Pearson/AandB
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:1971, ©2007.

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Description:1 online resource.

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ISBN:9781317345138, 1317345134
oclc:ocn946776481
LC Classification:H61
Dewey Decimal:300.1

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; For What Should Scientific Knowledge Be Useful?; Typologies; Prediction and Explanation; Sense of Understanding; Control; Theory; How Does a Concept or Statement Become Part of a Scientific Body of Knowledge?; Desirable Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge; Abstractness; Intersubjectivity (Meaning); Intersubjectivity (Logical Rigor); Empirical Relevance; Summary and Conclusion; 2. The Idea; Kuhn Paradigms; Example: Freud's Theory of Personality; Paradigms.

Examples: Heider's Balance TheoryTwo Conceptions of Status Structures: Elitist and Pluralistic; Paradigm Variations; Examples: Variations on the Freudian Conception of Personality; Variations on Heider's Balance Theory; Identifying Paradigms; Conclusion; 3. Concepts; Definition of Concepts; Abstract vs. Concrete Concepts; Concept Measurement; Quantification of Concepts; The Nominal Level; The Ordinal Level; The Interval Level; The Ratio Level; General Comments on Quantification; Summary and Conclusion; 4. Statements; Existence Statements; Relational Statements; Associational; Statements.

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