Should Psychology Be a Science? Pros and Cons - Abra, Jock
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The past century has seen many changes in the study of psychology. One of those major changes was the adoption of scientific principles to define and build the discipline of psychology. These principles were manifested in the discipline's method of investigation and subject matter. For many, this constituted a revolution in the study of psychology. This work examines the results of this revolution and asks whether it has been beneficial. The author explains how the psychology-science union came about and examines the positive and negative results. He then describes the major characteristics of…mehr

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The past century has seen many changes in the study of psychology. One of those major changes was the adoption of scientific principles to define and build the discipline of psychology. These principles were manifested in the discipline's method of investigation and subject matter. For many, this constituted a revolution in the study of psychology. This work examines the results of this revolution and asks whether it has been beneficial. The author explains how the psychology-science union came about and examines the positive and negative results. He then describes the major characteristics of science (empiricism, generalization, hypotheses, theories, and models, analysis, reductionism, and determinism), explaining how each principle was utilized in regard to psychology. Dr. Abra also includes information on psychology's most eminent authorities who have fundamentally influenced its directions.
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Jock Abra grew up in Winnipeg, earned a PhD from Northwestern University in Psychology and joined the University of Calgary Psychology Department in 1966, where he became a full professor before retiring. His interest in Human Creativity stemmed from his second career as a singer, dancer and choreographer of twelve ballets and director of several musical theatre productions. He also served as a dance and musical theatre critic for CBC radio and on the Dance in Canada Founding Board of Directors. He has published two books, several monographs and a number of articles on creativity, and another book about psychology's attempt to be a science....