{"product_id":"comparative-studies-of-how-people-think-an-introduction-9780674152618","title":"Comparative Studies of How People Think An Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe psychology of thinking often makes comparisons between different groups. On the whole, these comparisons have rendered substantial knowledge; but often, they have employed faulty organizational logic and yielded unfounded or invidious conclusions. Here, Cole and Means survey the problems involved in comparing how people think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComparative Studies of How People Think\u003c\/i\u003e has much to teach those who plan or are engaged in comparative research, both experimental and otherwise… The novice and the experienced researcher will benefit from the book's careful reexamination and critique of some of the basic assumptions underlying past experimental studies of cognitive processes among different groups. * Harvard Educational Review *\u003cbr\u003eA compact, well-written, and well-argued volume. * Contemporary Psychology *\u003cbr\u003eA crusading book. \u003ci\u003eComparative Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is a closely argued brief in favor of the proposition that comparative studies have, for the most part, been misguided and that there are superior ways of studying putative differences among individuals and groups… Cole and Means propose radical surgery on our views of these groups and on the way in which the sciences of human nature have traditionally proceeded. * Psychology Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOld Interests and New Demands   The Normative Logic of Experimental Design   What Happens When All Other Things Are Not Equal?   Obtaining Comparable Groups  Equivalence of Treatment for Different Groups  Limitations of Simple Descriptions of Group Differences  Relating Group Differences to Underlying Causes   Comparing Tasks and Groups   Comparing Patterns of Performance  The Group by Tack Interaction Approach  Training Studies  Cautionary Notes   Model-based Approaches   Qualitative information-processing Models  Computer Simulation Models  Mathematical Models  Functional Measurement  Advantages of Model-based Research Strategies  Cautionary Notes   From Laboratory to Life   Comparing Laboratory and Real-Life Tacks  Training Cognitive Processes  Training Tacks of Practical Importance  Value Judgments in Cognitive Research  On the Reference of Basic Research   Appendix. Statistical Issues in Comparative Research   Attempts to Control for Pre-existing Group Differences  Interpreting Group by Task Interactions    References   Notes   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090718454103,"sku":"9780674152618","price":28.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/comparative-studies-of-how-people-think-an-introduction-9780674152618","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}