Pragmatism, realism, and psychology: Understanding theory selection criteria

Long, Douglas M.

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Pragmatism, realism, and psychology: Understanding theory selection criteria

Long, Douglas M.·2013·Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

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The strategy of requiring falsifiable hypotheses is not emphasized within functional contextualism, the philosophy underlying the PF model.
“What is interesting about this strategy is that it reflects the current, dominant, realist “paradigm” and is not the primary strategy emphasized in the Skinnerian operant approach, nor is it emphasized within the approach of functional contextualism, the philosophy underlying the PF model.2,5”
From Reply to Johan W. S. Vlaeyen and to Melissa A. Day and Beverly E. Thorn (2014) · cites this paper as [5]
The strategy of requiring falsifiable hypotheses reflects the current dominant realist paradigm.
“What is interesting about this strategy is that it reflects the current, dominant, realist “paradigm” and is not the primary strategy emphasized in the Skinnerian operant approach, nor is it emphasized within the approach of functional contextualism, the philosophy underlying the PF model.2,5”
From Reply to Johan W. S. Vlaeyen and to Melissa A. Day and Beverly E. Thorn (2014) · cites this paper as [5]
The strategy of requiring falsifiable hypotheses is not the primary strategy emphasized in the Skinnerian operant approach.
“What is interesting about this strategy is that it reflects the current, dominant, realist “paradigm” and is not the primary strategy emphasized in the Skinnerian operant approach, nor is it emphasized within the approach of functional contextualism, the philosophy underlying the PF model.2,5”
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Authors: Long, D. M.
Affiliations: University of Nevada, Reno (US)
Corresponding author: Long, Douglas M.
ORCID: Long, Douglas M.
Venue: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2013-10
Volume: 2
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 61-67
ISSN: 2212-1447 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2013.09.003
OpenAlex: W2041624782
Cited by: 15
References: 86
Citations by year: 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2
FWCI: 5.22
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy, Science, and History
Keywords: pragmatism, realism, philosophy of science, scientific progress, construct validity, psychometric validity, unification of theories, contextual behavioral science, philosophy of psychology

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