Explanation and Experiment in Social Psychological Science Realism and the Social Constitution of Action

Explanation and Experiment in Social Psychological Science Realism and the Social Constitution of Action / by John D. Greenwood.

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Hovedforfatter: Greenwood, John D. (Author)
Institution som forfatter: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBog
Sprog:English
Udgivet: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1989.
Udgivelse:1st ed. 1989.
Serier:Springer eBook Collection.
Fag:
Personality.
Social psychology.
Community psychology.
Environmental psychology.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • 1 Scientific Empiricism and Scientific Psychology
  • Philosophy and Psychology
  • Causality
  • Confirmation
  • Explanation
  • Theory
  • 2 Relativism
  • Neo-empiricism
  • Popper: Falsification
  • Lakatos: Research of Programs
  • Kuhn: Paradigms
  • Paradigms and Research Programs in Psychology
  • 3 Realism
  • Varieties of Realism
  • Realism and Agency
  • 4 Causal Explanation
  • Causality
  • Confirmation
  • Explanation
  • 5 Theory
  • Theory and Observation
  • Observation and Theory
  • Antirealism
  • 6 Hermeneutical Psychology
  • Explanation and Understanding
  • Social Constructionism
  • 7 Causal Explanation and the Meaning of Human Action
  • Rules and Relations
  • Explanation and Description
  • 8 The Social Constitution of Action
  • The Social Constitution of Action
  • Ontology and Explanation
  • Natural and Social Psychological Kinds
  • 9 Agency, Causality, and Meaning
  • Agency and Causality
  • Causal Powers and Human Powers
  • Causality and Meaning
  • Agency and Meaning
  • Indeterminacy and Explanation
  • 10 Explanation, Prediction, and Control
  • Explanation
  • Prediction
  • Control
  • 11 The Experimental Analysis of Human Action
  • The “Crisis” in Experimental Social Psychology
  • The Artificiality of Experiments
  • Experimental Isolation
  • Experimental Contamination
  • Experimental Alteration
  • Artificiality and Reality
  • 12 Intensional Simulation
  • The Deception Experiment
  • Experimental Simulation
  • 13 The Evaluation of Psychological Therapy
  • The Interminable Debate
  • The Social Psychology of Therapy
  • Natural Negotiation Hypothesis
  • Theory and Efficacy
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • References
  • Author Index.

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