Deutsche Gesellschaft
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212661

The structuralist program as a methodology for theoretical psychology

Hans Westmeyer

pp. 85-97

Abstrakt

Theoretical psychology as a scientific discipline requires, as does any other scientific discipline, an adequate methodology. As a promising candidate for such a methodology the structuralist program in the philosophy of science is proposed. This approach provides powerful tools to handle many problems of interest in theoretical investigations of psychological theories. Basic requirements for a methodology for theoretical psychology are formulated, the central concepts of the structuralist program are introduced, and a survey of the current state of efforts to reconstruct or construct psychological theories from a structuralist point of view is given.

Publication details

Published in:

Stam Henderikus J., Mos Leendert, Thorngate Warren, Kaplan Bernie (1993) Recent trends in theoretical psychology: selected proceedings of the fourth biennial conference of the international society for theoretical psychology june 24–28, 1991. Dordrecht, Springer.

Seiten: 85-97

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-2746-5_8

Referenz:

Westmeyer Hans (1993) „The structuralist program as a methodology for theoretical psychology“, In: H. J. Stam, L. Mos, W. Thorngate & B. Kaplan (eds.), Recent trends in theoretical psychology, Dordrecht, Springer, 85–97.