Dear Tipsters,
Thanks for Chris for the classic reference. It is in the one I use when presenting this distinction to students. I think that this argument is important, because it provides a framework for our theorizing about unobservables. Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________ Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), Québec J1M 0C8, Canada. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy <blocked::http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy> ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________ From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: September 28, 2007 1:24 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] student's question Michael Sylvester wrote: What is the difference between an intervening variable and a hypothetical construct? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida When in doubt, go to the classic: MacCorquodale, Kenneth & Meehl, Paul E. (1948). On a distinction between hypothetical constructs and intervening variables <http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/MacMeehl/hypcon-intvar.htm> . Psychological Review, 55, 95-107. Chris Green York U. Toronto, Canada ================ --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0〈=english ---
