Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making / Edition 2

by Michael H. Birnbaum

Overview

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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780120999750
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/13/1997
Series:	Handbook of Perception and Cognition, Second Edition
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	367
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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.