The Conduct of Inquiry: Methodology for Behavioural Science

By A. Kaplan. 1965

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Explanation in Human-AI Systems: A Literature Meta-Review, Synopsis of Key Ideas and Publications, and Bibliography for Explainable AI (2019, background): “ries, that is, explanations explain particular events or phenomena by reference to theories (see Van Fraassen, 1977). Key references in philosophy of science are Feigl, et al. (1962), Hospers (1946), Kaplan (1964, Chapter IX), Putnam (1978, Lectures II and IV), and Strevens (2004). Useful summaries ”
Beyond feedback: developing student capability in complex appraisal (2010, background): “When complex phenomena are being evaluated, quality is often determined configurally (Kaplan 1964) rather than as the ‘sum’ of particular ‘measures’ of its components.”
4 Person–Environment Fit in Organizations: An Assessment of Theoretical Progress (2008, unknown): “Principles for developing and evaluating theory have been discussed extensively in the organizational and social sciences (Bacharach, 1989 ; Blalock, 1969 ; Dubin, 1978; Kaplan, 1964 ; Sutton & Staw, 1995 ; Whetten, 1989 ; Weick, 1995 ).”
Measuring normal and pathological anxiety-like behaviour in mice: a review. (2001, background): “Kaplan [45] added that a model may be valid if it has the same structure as the human behavior or pathology, that is whenever a relation holds between two elements of the animal model, a corresponding relation may hold between the corresponding elements of the human behavior.”
The efficacy of motivational interviewing: a meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. (2003, methodology): “…of Type II errors (Rosenthal, 1991); (b) meta-analytic reviews are likely to lead to summary statements of greater precision and objectivity (Kaplan, 1964); and (c) several controlled clinical trials of AMIs could be included that were not yet available for inclusion in any of the previous…”
Indeterminacy in the use of preset criteria for assessment and grading (2009, background): “) When the non‐interaction rule is relaxed, the way opens for assessors, whether teacher or student, to make what Kaplan called configurational ( 1964 , 211) rather than componential judgments about quality.”
The Importance of Father Love: History and Contemporary Evidence (2001, background): “Though usually unintended and often unrecognized, much of behavioral science is a valueladen enterprise (Kaplan, 1964; Silverstein & Auerbach, 1999).”
Recommendations for Creating Better Concept Definitions in the Organizational, Behavioral, and Social Sciences (2016, background): “Equating latent constructs with the hypothetical constructs they are intended to represent is what A. Kaplan (1964) has referred to as reification: ‘‘Reification is more than a metaphysical sin, it is a logical one.”
A Century of Skeletal Biology and Paleopathology: Contrasts, Contradictions, and Conflicts (2003, unknown): “Indeed, much of the published work reflects what the philosopher Abraham Kaplan (1964) calls the law of the instrument, that is, Give a child a hammer and everything in their world needs pounding.”
The case for case studies in management research (2003, background): “In addition to the mystique of quantity, Kaplan (1964) also suggests that there exists a mystique of quality that is equally as dangerous.”
Predictive Analytics in Information Systems Research (2011, unknown): “In particular, we define the terms explanatory statistical model , predictive analytics, explanatory power , and predictive power .”
How Does Tacit Knowledge Proliferate? An Episode-Based Perspective (2006, background): “For example, they propose that while tacit knowledge is composed of personal and concrete know-how, it is also composed of mental models and schemata (Bartlett 1932; Craik 1943; Kaplan 1964; Minsky 1975; Johnson-Laird 1983).”