Book Reviews : Computing in Psychology: An Introduction to Programming Methods and Concepts James H. Reynolds Publisher: Prentice-Hall,Englewood Cliffs,NJ 07632 Year of Publication: 1987 Length: 354 pages Price: $21.95 Intended Audience: Advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in psychology Usefulness: High Clarity: Good Difficulty: Medium

Abstract

Although its title is somewhat misleading, Computing in Psychology is a versatile text that can be used in several ways. It is really an introduction to computer simulation of cognitive processes using Pascal and LISP and provides a good explanation of how and why a variety of simulations are programmed. In so doing, it can also bring a student with appropriate background to an intermediate-level grasp of Pascal and to an entrance into the mysteries of LISP. Two chapters give overviews of the use of computers in clinical psychology and in the control of experiments. These topics are not, however, covered in any depth, and the use of computers for statistical analysis is not covered at all.

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