Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide

by Paul R. Martin, Patrick Bateson

Measuring Behaviour has established itself as a standard text. Largely rewritten, updated and reorganised, this third edition is, as before, a guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behaviour, with an emphasis on techniques of observation, recording and analysis. It provides the basic knowledge needed to measure behaviour, doing so in a succinct and easily understood form. The sections on research design and the interpretation and presentation of data have been greatly expanded. Written with brevity and clarity, Measuring Behaviour is, above all, a practical guide book. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students in biology and psychology who are about to embark upon quantitative studies of animal and human behaviour, this book provides a concise review of methodology that will be of great value to scientists of all disciplines in which behaviour is measured, including biological anthropology, the social sciences and medicine.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Psychology, Dogs

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Paul Martin was educated at Cambridge University and at Stanford University, California, where he was Harkness Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences. He lectured and researched in behavioural biology at Cambridge University, and was a Fellow of Wolfson College, before leaving academia to pursue other interests including science writing.

Reviews

[Rianne]

We beginnen dit jaar weer met een boek wat ik moest lezen voor de uni, want ja ik vind dat dat telt. Anyways, zoals de titel al zegt is dit echt een introductie naar het doen van onderzoek, dus ik heb er niet heel veel van geleerd. Toch stonden er wel nog nuttige voorbeelden in en hé dat boek kan het ook niet helpen dat ik al zo ervaren ben 🤪

[John Chancey]

Pretty useful for my job at the zoo. I’m about to start data collection at a nature based preschool using focal sampling that I learned about here.

[Flor Petra]

Una gran guia para hacer estudios de comportamiento con la seriedad que se merecen.

[Sarah]

A useful, informative guide.

[Heather Browning]

Simple and easy to understand, an excellent guide to designing and implementing behavioural research projects

[Mills College Library]

156.072 M3825 2007

[Diego]

Justo lo que promete. Un gran libro.

[Megan]

For anybody designing behavior studies or interpreting data, this book is a must. Clear, concise, and easy to read. This book has definitely made my life easier.