The Great Psychology Delusion
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032815404 (ISBN)
Identifying a Great Delusion (that there is a coherent discipline of psychology with sound foundations), the authors explore a number of more specific delusions regarding scientific practice in psychology. These include the problematic assumptions of core statistical analyses, questionable aspects of frequently used experimental designs and continued frictions regarding the much-aspired-to scientist-practitioner model. The delusions produce the uncomfortable state in which we find much of modern psychological science – theoretically challenged, poorly replicated and with questionable real-world value.
This unsentimental examination of the state of things nevertheless allows the authors to identify concrete steps that the scientific community can take to re-ground psychological research and move forward to a successful science studying the richest and most complex phenomena we know of: us.
This book will interest all people interested in psychological science, from undergraduate students to researchers.
Craig P. Speelman is Professor of Cognitive Psychology in the School of Arts and Humanities of Edith Cowan University, Australia. Marek McGann is Lecturer in the Department of Psychology of Mary Immaculate College, Ireland.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Missteps and Pitfalls
Chapter 1: The Great Delusion
Chapter 2: The Aggregation Delusion: A Science of People, or Persons?
Chapter 3: The Delusions of Experimental Control, Group Comparison and Correlation
Chapter 4: The Delusions of Pervasiveness, Generalisation and Specificity
Chapter 5: The Simplicity Delusion: Theorising in Psychology is Hard
Chapter 6: The Scientist-Practitioner Delusion
Part II: Towards a More Successful Psychological Science
Chapter 7: A Pluralistic Psychological Science
Chapter 8: Taking Stock of the Research Toolbox
Chapter 9: Building the Case for a More Valid Science
Chapter 10: Learning from a Mixed History
Chapter 11: From Delusion to Dream
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.09.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 3 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781032815404 / 9781032815404 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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