Psychometrics versus Representational Theory of Measurement

Representational Measurement Theory

Representational measurement is, on the one hand, an attempt to understand the nature of empirical observations that can be usefully recoded, in some reasonably unique fashion, in terms of familiar mathematical structures. The most common of these representing structures are the ordinary real numbers ordered in the usual way and with the operations of addition, +, and/or multiplication, ·. Intu...

A New Interpretation of the Representational Theory of Measurement

On the received view, the Representational Theory of Measurement reduces measurement to the numerical representation of empirical relations. This account of measurement has been widely criticised. In this paper, I provide a new interpretation of the Representational Theory of Measurement that sidesteps these debates. I propose to view the Representational Theory of Measurement as a library of t...

Direct versus Representational Theory of Perception: Evidence from psychophysiological data

Die Komponenten der ereigniskorrelierten Hirnpotentiale (EKP) werden in zahlreichen Untersuchungen als Manifestationen bestimmter Stufen bzw. Mechanismen in der Informationsverarbeitung betrachtet. Aus der Sicht der ökologischen Wahrnehmungstheorie könnten sie aber alternativ als Korrelate der Informationsextrahierung aus dem (experimentellen) Umfeld angesehen werden. In einer Reihe von hier be...

Psychometrics and the Importance of Psychological Measurement

W e believe that everyone needs to understand the basic principles of psychological measurement. Whether you wish to be a practitioner of behavioral science, a behavioral researcher, or a sophisticated member of modern society, your life is likely to be affected by psychological measurement. If you are reading this book, then you might be considering a career involving psychological measurement...

Representational versus Derivational approaches to Syntax: Optimality Theory and Chains