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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the second biannual conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology (see Epilogue) held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 20-25, 1987. Thirty-nine papers were presented during the four days of the conference including an invited address by Kenneth Gergen. Unfortunately, even after severely restricting the length of the written papers, the required limitation on printed space permitted only 34 of these to be included in these proceed ings. While most of the papers required editorial adjustment, the authors had final word on style and content. The classification of conference papers tends to be somewhat arbi trary' but we decided to structure the chapters under four headings: phi losophy, metatheory, methodology, and theory. By philosophy we refer primarily to issues in the philosophy of science as these pertain to the dis cipline of psychology. Metatheory refers to theory, drawing on the philo sophy of science and having implications for methodology, about psycho logical theories. Methodology refers to both theory of inquiry and specif ic methods of investigation as these derive from philosophical and meta theoretical considerations. By theory we refer to both analyses of the foundations of extant theory, including historical and sociological ana lyses, and the advancement of substantive theory.
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Series: Recent Research in Psychology
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Year: 1,988
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Pages: 380
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Pages In File: 383
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Language: English
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Tags: Psychology, general Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law
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Toc: Front Matter....Pages i-xvThe Concept of Progress in Psychological Theory....Pages 1-14Need Rhetorical Analysis Lead to Relativism? An Examination of the Views of K. J. Gergen....Pages 15-27Theoretical Unification in Psychology: A Materialist Perspective....Pages 29-36Psychology between Ecological Laws and the Scientific Revolution....Pages 37-46Scientific Epistemology: A Psycholiterary Approach....Pages 47-57The Implications of Differential Theory Appraisal and the Context of Discovery for Advancing Theory in Psychology....Pages 59-64Epistemic Beliefs and Their Developmental Relationship to Post-Positivist Psychology....Pages 65-76Complementarity, Causal Isomorphism, and the Mind-Body Problem....Pages 77-85On Theory and Method in Psychology....Pages 87-94Psychology’s Relation to Biology: Qualitatively Distinct Levels....Pages 95-105Interpretation Styles of Psychologists and Their Consequences for Psychology....Pages 107-116Predicational Versus Mediational Theorizing in Psychology....Pages 117-126Skinner’s