In a critical analysis of the assumptions underlying experimental psychology, Pertti Saariluoma urges social scientists to reflect upon their procedures and methodology. He has revisited the philosophy of science to find a new way of applying its methods to psychology. Foundational Analysis shows how it is possible to analyze existing methological arguments and find loopholes in them and Saariluoma raises new issues for the rationale behind empirical technique. The book will of interest to researchers and students in cognitive science, the social sciences and the philosophy of science.

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