An Introduction To the Logic of Psychological Measurement

by Joel Michell

Book Overview

This book declines to take for granted the widespread assumption that existing psychometric procedures provide scientific measurement. The currently fashionable concepts of measurement within psychology -- operationalism and representationalism -- are critically examined, and the classical view, that measurement is the assessment of quantity, is defended. Within this framework, it is shown how conjoint measurement can be used to test the hypothesis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805805664
• ISBN13: 9780805805666
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.1"