Zero-Variable Theories and the Psychology of the Explainer /
In Zero-Variable Theories, Dr. Robert Wicklund invites the reader to consider the psychological perspective of the "explainer". In examining the over-simplifications that have become dominant in modern psychology, the author points to such factors as competition with other explainers and p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1990.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In Zero-Variable Theories, Dr. Robert Wicklund invites the reader to consider the psychological perspective of the "explainer". In examining the over-simplifications that have become dominant in modern psychology, the author points to such factors as competition with other explainers and pressure to offer and promulgate a unique explanation. The explainer is characterized as equating theory with simple, fixed categories, and as defending those categories as one would defend a personal territory, fending off competing explainers through mis-use of statistical devices. The end result is the formulation of theories that neglect the perspectives of those whose behaviors are to be explained, and which simultaneously exclude psychological variables. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 156 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781461233442 (electronic bk.) 1461233445 (electronic bk.) |