Year: 2023
Type: preprint
Abstract: In the last decade there have been intense disputes about the scientific status of psychology espe-cially in connection with the replicability of prominent effects in textbooks. Very different state-ments about the reasons for this situation have been given (for instance, sample sizes too small, inferential statistical considerations, faulty applications of evaluation methods, lack of theory build-ing, etc.). All these reasons have their relative justification. What remains unresolved, however, is whether these deficiencies are really the fundamental reasons for the state of psychology as a sci-ence or just surface symptoms. Thus, one needs a diagnosis that can identify these fundamental reasons. For this purpose, the systematicity theory is suitable, which can address the scientific sta-tus of psychology, e.g., in distinction to everyday psychology, via nine aspects. These nine aspects are well founded and at the same time can give hints how to improve the scientific status of psy-chology. Only by advancing a common and integrated development of psychology will it be possible to improve its scientific status. Individual improvements of rather arbitrarily selected aspects can-not achieve that. The purposeful connection of diagnosis and therapy will be demonstrated by the example of psychology in order to guide the scientific process in a focused way.
Author: Erich H. Witte
Institution: Universität Hamburg
Language: English
Subfield: General Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4379010993