Titlebook: Recent Trends in Theoretical Psychology; Proceedings of the S Wm J. Baker,Leendert P. Mos,Henderikus J. Stam Conference proceedings 1988 Sp

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Predicational Versus Mediational Theorizing in Psychologys when we describe the actions of a lever or a thermostat. Predicational theorizing focuses on the immediate organization of meanings in relation to each other and cannot be understood mechanistically. Mediational theorizing is said to occur in the midst of a left-to-right flow of influence, whereas

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Skinner’s Philosophy and Metatheory: A Metatheoretical Analysised in an analysis of Skinner’s philosophy and metatheory. Skinner’s philosophy is found to be a version of . and .. Hence, Skinner’s meta-theory precludes the application of . (or hypothetical constructs) of any kind. However, Skinner does use some intervening variables (without surplus meaning), th

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Has Psychology Exaggerated Its “Natural Scientific Character”?tionary biology or physics are critically examined. The idea of an antiscientism avoiding the metaphysical opposition of ‘science’ and ‘humanities’ is sketched out. The paper ends with some implications regarding ‘theoretical psychology’.

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Validity and Reliability from a Phenomenological Perspectiveenology. Two aspects of phenomenological theory are discussed as they apply to the problems of validity and reliability: (1) the use of the reduction and the effort after essences, and (2) the part of Husserl’s theory of meaning wherein he distinguishes among signifying, fulfilling and identifying a

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The Units of Analysis Problem in Psychology: An Examination and Proposed Reconciliation nature, has yet to be resolved. In this paper, the many units of analysis that psychologists have to choose from are examined in terms of types. Units concerned with motivation, labelled . units, and units concerned with the structure of behavior, labelled . units, are suggested as two general unit

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Meaning Horizon, Paraphrase, and Phenomenological Investigations in Psychologyical methods in psychology. We argue that (1) the phenomenological analysis of implicit (horizonal) meanings enables precise identification of paraphrasing statements within discourse, (2) paraphrasing statements within discourse form natural, hierarchically arranged meaning units, and (3) the relat

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Need Rhetorical Analysis Lead to Relativism? An Examination of the Views of K. J. Gergenis of certainty and doubt. Hence, Gergen’s claim that interpretations are open to infinite revision is consequently relativized. A revised interpretative conception of psychology is sketched in the conclusion.

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Complementarity, Causal Isomorphism, and the Mind-Body Problemomplementarity and causal isomorphism are shown to be logical consequences of virtually all monist philosophies, including those that are currently most prominent. Their heuristic value is demonstrated with respect to empirical questions about psychophysiological phenomena.