Point estimation techniques in psychological research : studies on the role of meaning in self-determined action
Meehl (1978, 1990a, 1990b) and others have called for point estimation techniques to be used in psychological research. This article demonstrates how, by adopting an active agent model of humans and several associated research methodologies, one can easily conduct research using point estimation with great success. Two studies are presented that establish a link between the meaningfulness of an action and a subject's ability to self-determine actions in that domain