Toward a Richer View of the Scientific Method: The Role of Conceptual Analysis

American Psychologist

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 671-681

  Machado, Armando ^a   Silva, Francisco J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

conceptual analysis; criticism; Galileo; scientific method; theory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 35748979459     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.7.671     Document Type: Article

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