Facet Theory and the Mapping Sentence [electronic resource] : Evolving Philosophy, Use and Application /
Hackett, P.author.
How do we think about the worlds we live in? The formation of categories of events and objects seems to be a fundamental orientation procedure. Facet theory and its main tool, the mapping sentence, deal with categories of behavior and experience, their interrelationship, and their unification as our worldviews. In this book Hackett reviews philosophical writing along with neuroscientific research and information form other disciplines to provide a context for facet theory and the qualitative developments in this approach. With a variety of examples, the author proposes mapping sentences as a new way of understanding and defining complex behavior.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Ontological Categorisation and Mereology; Human assessment; Categories and the properties of experiential events; Mathematical, computing, artificial intelligence and library classification approaches; Sociological approaches; Psychological approaches; Personal Construct Theory; Philosophical approaches to categories; Mereology: facet theory and relationships between categories; Neuroscience and categories; Conclusions; 3 Facet Theory and Thinking about Human Behaviour
Generating knowledge in facet theory: a brief overviewWhat is facet theory?; Facets and facet elements; The mapping sentence; Designing a mapping sentence; Narrative; Roles that facets play; Single-facet structures: axial role and modular role; Polar role; Circumplex; Two-facet structures; Radex; Three-facet structures; Cylindrex; Analysing facet theory research; Conclusions; 4 Evolving Facet Theory Applications; The evolution of facet theory; Mapping a domain: the mapping sentence as a stand-alone approach and integrative tool; Making and understanding fine art
Defining the grid: a mapping sentence for grid imagesFacet sort-technique; Facet mapping therapy: using the mapping sentence and the facet structures to explore client issues; Research program coordination; Conclusions and Future Directions; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How do we think about the worlds we live in? The formation of categories of events and objects seems to be a fundamental orientation procedure. Facet theory and its main tool, the mapping sentence, deal with categories of behavior and experience, their interrelationship, and their unification as our worldviews. In this book Hackett reviews philosophical writing along with neuroscientific research and information form other disciplines to provide a context for facet theory and the qualitative developments in this approach. With a variety of examples, the author proposes mapping sentences as a new way of understanding and defining complex behavior.
Psychology—Methodology.
Psychological measurement.
Social sciences.
Experiential research.
Statistics .
Psychological Methods/Evaluation.
Methodology of the Social Sciences.
Psychology Research.
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.
Statistics, general.