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Should Psychology Be a Science?: Pros and Cons

Autor Jock Abra
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 mar 1998 – vârsta până la 17 ani
The past century has seen many changes in the study of psychology. One of those major changes was the adoption of scientific principles to define and build the discipline of psychology. These principles were manifested in the discipline's method of investigation and subject matter. For many, this constituted a revolution in the study of psychology. This work examines the results of this revolution and asks whether it has been beneficial.The author explains how the psychology-science union came about and examines the positive and negative results. He then describes the major characteristics of science (empiricism, generalization, hypotheses, theories, and models, analysis, reductionism, and determinism), explaining how each principle was utilized in regard to psychology. Dr. Abra also includes information on psychology's most eminent authorities who have fundamentally influenced its directions.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780275954765
ISBN-10: 0275954765
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

JOCK ABRA is Professor of Psychology at the University of Calgary.

Cuprins

IntroductionThe Empirical RuleThe Dark Side of EmpiricismGeneralizationGeneralization: Some DisclaimersDeterminism in SciencePsychological Determinism: Problems and AlternativesAnalysis and ReductionismConceptual DevicesConclusion and EpilogueReferencesName IndexSubject Index