Psychology and the science of science.
Psychology and the science of science.
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心理学和科学的科学。
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10.1037/h0056886
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1939
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S. S. Stevens
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S. S. Stevens
This is a critical review and integration of the movements in science and philosophy leading toward a" science of science" which embodies three levels: syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics. The movements known as operationism, logical positivism, and physicalism are considered in detail, and the implications of these movements, especially operationism, for psychology are emphasized. Three features of this embryonic science of science are said to be especially prominent:(1)" The rational and empirical elements in science are disentangled and then reassembled according to a straightforward, workable plan."(2)" It is proposed that in our study of the science-maker we begin with the products of his activity—his finished propositions—rather than with his' experiences' or any other phase of his earlier behavior."(3) The science of science must go to psychology, particularly behavioristic psychology, for an answer to many of its problems. A" case study of language" and a note on the hypothetico-deductive method are included in appendices. An annotated bibliography of 67 titles is appended.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
