Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide - Softcover

Martin, Paul; Bateson, P. P. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521323681 ISBN 13: 9780521323680

Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr, 1986

Synopsis

Measuring Behaviour is a guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behaviour, with an emphasis on techniques of direct observation, recording and analysis. Numerous textbooks describe and analyse human and animal behaviour, but none provides a comprehensive review of the principles and techniques of its measurement. Those undertaking this task for the first time are often bemused by the apparent difficulty of the job facing them - how will they accurately and systematically record all that is happening? The purpose of this book is to provide this basic knowledge in a succinct and easily understood form. This concise review of methodology includes a comprehensive annotated bibliography. Written with ,brevity and clarity, Measuring Behaviour is intended, above all, as a practical guide-book.

About this title

Book Description

Emphasizing techniques of direct observation, recording, and analysis, all sections in this new edition for students in biology and psychology about to embark upon behavioral research projects have been updated, revised, and expanded.

About the Author

Dr Paul Martin studied biology at Cambridge University, graduating in Natural Sciences and with a PhD in behavioural biology. A former Harkness Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, he has lectured and researched in behavioural biology at Cambridge, and was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0521323681
• ISBN 13: 9780521323680
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160