Scientific Thinking in Speech and Language Therapy
Author:   Carmel Lum
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415651639


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 May 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Carmel Lum
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Psychology Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9780415651639


ISBN 10:   0415651638
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 May 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents: Preface. Introduction. Science and Pseudoscience. Arguments. Discovering Knowledge. Scientific Description and Explanation. Models, Hypotheses, Theories, and Laws. The Scientific Method. Chance, Probability, and Sampling. Describing and Measuring Events. Types of Research. The Scientific Clinician. Efficacy of Interventions. A Clinician's Guide: Evaluating the Evaluations. The Art and Science of Intervention.

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"""...attempts to make explicit the meaning of science as guiding philosophy providing standards for determining truth knowledge or evidence in clinical practice. It is written specifically for practitioners in speech language pathology."" —Eric Clearinghouse ""Lum is to be applauded for the steps she takes in this volume to trace an applied discipline to its scientific roots and to methods that will allow it a scientifically respectable future."" —Contemporary Psychology APA REVIEW OF BOOKS"


...attempts to make explicit the meaning of science as guiding philosophy providing standards for determining truth knowledge or evidence in clinical practice. It is written specifically for practitioners in speech language pathology. -Eric Clearinghouse Lum is to be applauded for the steps she takes in this volume to trace an applied discipline to its scientific roots and to methods that will allow it a scientifically respectable future. -Contemporary Psychology APA REVIEW OF BOOKS


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