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Psychology of Science: Contributions to Metascience - Softcover

 
9780521203203: Psychology of Science: Contributions to Metascience
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521203201 ISBN 13: 9780521203203
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive view of the work of scholars in several different disciplines contributing to the development of the psychology of science. This new field of inquiry is a systematic elaboration and application of psychological concepts and methods to clarify the nature of the scientific enterprise. While the psychology of science overlaps the philosophy, history, and sociology of science in important ways, its predominant focus is on individuals and small groups, rather than broad social institutions and concepts. The introduction surveys the field and traces its evolution in a historical context. Several contributors address epistemological issues raised by the psychology of science. Subsequent chapters discuss developments in the cognitive psychology of science, scientific theory, and the influence of social relationships on scientists' work. The conclusion proposes an agenda for further progress in this new approach to understanding science.

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Book Description

This 1989 book offers a comprehensive overview of the work of scholars in several different disciplines contributing to the development of the psychology of science: the systematic elaboration and application of psychological concepts and methods to clarify the nature of the scientific enterprise.

Review

"The ambitious goal Gholson, Shadish, Niemeyer, and Houts set for themselves is no less than designing a new discipline (psychology of science), describing its past, exemplifying its achievements, setting its agenda, and generally staking its claim to be part of a new science of science. By and large, they succeed." Contemporary Psychology

"...a very ambitious volume...organized clearly and logically...a rich, dense volume, not to be digested at one sitting but rather sampled and savord leisurely and thoughtfully..."' Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521203201
ISBN 13 
9780521203203
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
478
Editor
Gholson Barry, Shadish Jr. Jr William R., Neimeyer Robert A., Houts Arthur C.