The Psychology of Religious BeliefThis book is concerned with empirical studies of religious belief, and the contexts within which they are to be understood. It also examines classical views of religion, its structures and parameters, the readiness for religion, and the reasons for accepting religious beliefs. While some knowledge of psychology is assumed, the book is designed to be more generally intelligible to the average reader. |
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Page 56
... validity of attitude and other measures against actual behaviour ( cf. Lalljee et al . , 1984 ) . Social constraints influence when , and what attitudes or beliefs can be expressed , and in that sense , attitude measures are simply a ...
... validity of attitude and other measures against actual behaviour ( cf. Lalljee et al . , 1984 ) . Social constraints influence when , and what attitudes or beliefs can be expressed , and in that sense , attitude measures are simply a ...
Page 64
... validity of a scale and its empirical charac- teristics . External validity is harder to establish because beliefs are not neces- sarily consistent , nor do they always influence actual behaviour and what- ever else is assessable about ...
... validity of a scale and its empirical charac- teristics . External validity is harder to establish because beliefs are not neces- sarily consistent , nor do they always influence actual behaviour and what- ever else is assessable about ...
Page 121
... validity is important , and in simulations that emphasize internal validity ( Brock , 1962 ; Malony , 1985 ) . Many different measures have been devel- oped , so Embree ( 1972 ) used free associations and Hunsberger and Ennis ( 1982 ) ...
... validity is important , and in simulations that emphasize internal validity ( Brock , 1962 ; Malony , 1985 ) . Many different measures have been devel- oped , so Embree ( 1972 ) used free associations and Hunsberger and Ennis ( 1982 ) ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Beyond the classics | 11 |
Identifying the religious variable | 37 |
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