The Use of Personal Documents, in Psychological Science (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Gordon W. Allport

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330426525 ISBN 13 : 9781330426524

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A clear, accessible look at how personal documents can illuminate what people think and do. It explains why researchers use diaries, letters, and other self-revealing records to study mind, behavior, and social life.

The book frames the subject as a practical area of social science method. It covers what personal documents are, how they differ from third‑person materials, and the kinds of questions they can answer. It also surveys how researchers analyze these records, the limits of the approach, and how method experiments are conducted to improve reliability and insight.

• What personal documents are and why they matter to psychological science.


• Different types of documents, including diaries and autobiographies, and how they’re used to study individuals and groups.


• How researchers balance nomothetic and idiographic goals in diary and document analysis.


• Common methodological challenges and ways scholars test and refine their approaches.

Ideal for readers of psychology and research-methods writing who want a practical, evidence‑based view of the tools used to study inner experience.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330426525
• ISBN 13: 9781330426524
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
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