scholarly journals Facet Theory and the Mapping Sentence As Hermeneutically Consistent Structured Meta-Ontology and Structured Meta-Mereology

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. W. Hackett
Keyword(s):  
Facet Theory ◽  
Mapping Sentence

ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT: A FACET THEORY APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF PERSONAL REASONS FOR THE UPTAKE OF TREATMENT FOR MALOCCLUSION

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M.W. Hackett
Keyword(s):  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Facet Theory ◽  
Mapping Sentence

Described within this paper is an approach to the assessment and understanding of the reasons an individual orthodontic consumer possesses for undergoing intervention for malocclusion. The facet theory approach is reviewed as it applies to dental well being and a mapping sentence is proposed as a template which may be employed in investigating treatment motives. Caveats are issued regarding assumptions of simple causal linkages between malocclusion and dental/orthodontic state.

scholarly journals A Facet Theory Model for Integrating Contextual and Personal Experiences of International Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. W. Hackett
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Theory Model ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Facet Theory ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Mapping Sentence ◽  
Theory Research

The purpose of this article is to use a facet theory research approach to provide a clear, coherent, and integrated model of international students’ experiences based upon the findings of psychological research into students when studying abroad. In research that employs a facet theory approach events are classified in terms of their constituent parts or facets and the sub-elements of facets. The specification of facets serves to allow accumulative knowledge and theory construction. A model is proposed in the form of a mapping sentence with three background facets and four content facets. How the mapping sentence forms a flexible template for designing, conducting and analyzing research into international students’ experiences is discussed, as is the potential in using facet theory to develop a cumulative body of knowledge about this student group.

scholarly journals A Facet Theory Analysis of the Structure of Cognitive Performance in New Zealand Robins (Petroica longipes)

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. W. Hackett ◽  
Rachael C. Shaw ◽  
Neeltje J. Boogert ◽  
Nicola. S. Clayton
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Facet Theory ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Avian Cognition ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Component Solution ◽  
Mapping Sentence

In this report we analyse the cognitive performance of New Zealand Robins (Petroica longipes) using facet theory, smallest space analysis (SSA) and partial order scalogram analysis (POSA). The data set we analyse was originally subjected to principle component analysis in order to develop a test-battery for avian cognitive performance. We extend these analyses by proposing a two facet rather than a single component solution using SSA and we characterize individual birds by their scores on all tasks using POSA. We note problems with the small sample size and call for our exploratory analyses to be replicated using a larger sample of birds and for the development of further test items using the facet theory’s tool the mapping sentence. We suggest that facet theory and the mapping sentences are research approaches suitable for conceiving, designing, analysing and developing theory that may be used within avian cognitive research. We conclude by proposing a mapping sentence for avian cognition, which forms an adaptable template for future avian cognition research.

Introduction: Facet Theory

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fons van de Vijver
Keyword(s):  
Facet Theory

Facet Theory

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Guttman ◽  
Charles W. Greenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Animal Behavior ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Facet Theory ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Spatial Configurations ◽  
Multidimensional Methods ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Scalogram Analysis

This article gives an overview of Facet Theory, a systematic approach to facilitating theory construction, research design, and data analysis for complex studies, that is particularly appropriate to the behavioral and social sciences. Facet Theory is based on (1) a definitional framework for a universe of observations in the area of study; (2) empirical structures of observations within this framework; (3) a search for correspondence between the definitional system and aspects of the empirical structure for the observations. The development of Facet Theory and Facet Design is reviewed from early scale analysis and the Guttman Scale, leading to the concepts of “mapping sentence,” “universe of content,” “common range,” “content facets,” and nonmetric multidimensional methods of data analysis. In Facet Theory, the definition of the behavioral domain provides a rationale for hypothesizing structural relationships among variables employed in a study. Examples are presented from various areas of research (intelligence, infant development, animal behavior, etc.) to illustrate the methods and results of structural analysis with Smallest Space Analysis (SSA), Multidimensional Scalogram Analysis (MSA), and Partial Order Scalogram Analysis (POSA). The “radex” and “cylindrex” of intelligence tests are shown to be outstanding examples of predicted spatial configurations that have demonstrated the ubiquitous emergence of the same empirical structures in different studies. Further examples are given from studies of spatial abilities, infant development, animal behavior, and others. The use of Facet Theory, with careful construction of theory and design, is shown to provide new insights into existing data; it allows for the diagnosis and discrimination of behavioral traits and makes the generalizability and replication of findings possible, which in turn makes possible the discovery of lawfulness. Achievements, issues, and future challenges of Facet Theory are discussed.

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