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Should psychology follow the methods and principles of the natural sciences? Introduction to the debate.
- Source :
- Theory & Psychology; Jun2024, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p285-294, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This debate issue centers on the question of whether psychology should follow the methods and principles of the natural sciences. Answers to this question are often implicitly assumed but rarely explicitly debated among psychologists. This issue contains eight invited contributions by scholars whom we anticipated would have strong and divergent positions on the question. The articles present a broad range of perspectives, ranging from phenomenological psychology to cognitive neuroscience. They broadly line up with a "yes" or "no" answer to the question, four authors favoring a "yes" and four authors a "no" response, although nearly all authors advance more nuanced positions that challenge a simple classification. In this introduction, we first discuss the historical roots of the question and our motivation behind this specific formulation of it. Then we briefly summarize the contributions and place them in a broader context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COGNITIVE psychology
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGISTS
COGNITIVE neuroscience
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09593543
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Theory & Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178652718
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09593543241257916