Positivism in Psychology
Charles W. . Ed(S): Tolman
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Paperback. Editor(s): Tolman, Charles W. Series: Recent Research in Psychology. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 730.
Positivism needs further scrutiny. In recent years, there has been little consensus about the nature of positivism or about the precise forms its influence has taken on psychological theory. One symptom of this lack of clarity has been that ostensibly anti-positivist psychological theorizing is frequently found reproducing one or more distinctively positivist assumptions. The contributors to this volume believe that, while virtually every theoretically engaged psychologist today openly rejects positivism in both its 19th century and 20th century forms, it is indispensable to look at positivism from all sides and to appraise its role and importance in order to make ... Read more
Positivism needs further scrutiny. In recent years, there has been little consensus about the nature of positivism or about the precise forms its influence has taken on psychological theory. One symptom of this lack of clarity has been that ostensibly anti-positivist psychological theorizing is frequently found reproducing one or more distinctively positivist assumptions. The contributors to this volume believe that, while virtually every theoretically engaged psychologist today openly rejects positivism in both its 19th century and 20th century forms, it is indispensable to look at positivism from all sides and to appraise its role and importance in order to make ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Series
Recent Research in Psychology
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387977003
SKU
V9780387977003
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