Measurement theory and the research psychologist

Article Abstract:

Measurement theory is an important tool in research psychology. One of its concepts, the representational viewpoint of measurement suggests that numerical representation is guided by theoretial construction which may be viewed as scales of representation relations. The scales used in psychological rsearch may not be equivalent to those of physicists but they also have attributes of uniqueness and homogeneity. Measurement theory also deems meaningfulness of scientific statements, models and statistics important since this concept affects the predictability of psychological data.

Psychophysics

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Abstract measurement theory and the revolution that never happened

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The abstract measurement theory has not been fully utilizedin psychological research. The reasons for the dimunitive development in this theory lies in the theory's abstract presentation. Also, the mathematics involved in the theory is unfamiliar to the majority of psychologists. There has been a scarcity of empirical validation of the theory as well as a failure of data to conform to axioms. The theory is also non-user friendly. Other psychological developments have hampered the development of the theory.

Measurement

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Measurement, models, and autonomous agents

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Fundamental measurement and models are developed by autonomous or 'intelligent' agents which can internally represent parts of the external worldand can interact with this world by using effector and receptor systems. The key to the development of measurement concepts is that there is some empirical structure that has to be represented numerically as embodied by the axiomatic measurement theory.

Autonomy (Psychology)

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