Psychology - Trends
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Shifting loyalties: reconsidering psychology's subject matter.

30 Aug 2009 Schwarz (IPBS: Integrative Psychology & Behavioral Science 43:3, 2009) cogently demonstrates that in conjunction with scientific conventionalism psychology has developed a rather deficient view of their subject matter: the human being. Psychology ... Read more...

"Der Weisheits letzter Schluss"? Wisdom's last conclusion?: commentary on "is psychology based on a methodological error?" by Michael Schwarz.

30 Aug 2009 Unexpected empirical findings lead Schwarz (2009) to question current methodological approaches within psychology. He claims that distribution anomalies, which cannot be explained by independent variables, actually prove an error in classical test ... Read more...

The seemingly quixotic pursuit of a cumulative psychological science: introduction to the special issue.

30 May 2009 The goal of any empirical science is to pursue the construction of a cumulative base of knowledge upon which the future of the science may be built. However, there is mixed evidence that the science of psychology can accurately be characterized by ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Psychology - Trends'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Shifting loyalties: reconsidering psychology's subject matter. 30 Aug 2009
• "Der Weisheits letzter Schluss"? Wisdom's last conclusion?: commentary on "is psychology based on a methodological error?" by Michael Schwarz. 30 Aug 2009
• The seemingly quixotic pursuit of a cumulative psychological science: introduction to the special issue. 30 May 2009
• The integration of mindfulness and psychology. 30 May 2009
• Finding the self in self-transcendent emotions. 3 May 2009
• Prescriptive authority and psychology: a status report. 29 Apr 2009
• The "fashion-form" of modern society and its relationship to psychology. 29 Apr 2009
• Is psychology based on a methodological error? 29 Mar 2009
• The Ninth International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain. 30 Jan 2009
• VIIIth International Conference of the Journal of Analytical Psychology. 'Tradition and Creativity: Reframing Analysis in a Changing World'. 30 Jan 2009
• Integrating psychology within the globalizing world: a requiem to the post-modernist experiment with Wissenschaft. 19 Jan 2009
• Four fallacies of pop evolutionary psychology. 30 Dec 2008
• Darwin in disguise. 23 Dec 2008
• Cognitive frames in psychology: demarcations and ruptures. 8 Dec 2008
• Fragmentation or differentiation: questioning the crisis in psychology. 3 Dec 2008
• Reporting standards for research in psychology: why do we need them? What might they be? 29 Nov 2008
• Analysis of mental health research in the Islamic Republic of Iran over 3 decades: a scientometric study. 30 Aug 2008
• Looking ahead: the future of psychology and APA. 29 Jun 2008
• A conceptual review of the comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety: implications for future research and practice. 15 May 2008
• The future orientation of constructive memory: an evolutionary perspective on therapeutic hypnosis and brief psychotherapy. 30 Mar 2008

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Technical information about 'Psychology'

Definition: The science dealing with the study of mental processes and behavior in man and animals.

Descriptor UI: D011584

Alternative terms: Psychology; Side Effects, Psychological; Psychological Side Effects; Psychological Side Effect; Side Effect, Psychological; Psychosocial Factors; Factor, Psychosocial; Factors, Psychosocial; Psychosocial Factor; Psychological Factors; Factors, Psychological; Factor, Psychological; Psychological Factor; Psychologists; Psychologist;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.096.628;

Technical Notes: SPEC: IM, SPEC qualif; prefer /psychol: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.59; NIM for "psychological aspects of" terms not in Cat C, E1-6 & F3: no qualif; as NIM: Manual 27.10 DF: PSYCHOL