Psychological Theories from a Structuralist Point of View /

The structuralist programme in philosophy of science offers a promising framework for theoretical investigations in psychology by providing powerful tools to handle many problems of interest in the analysis of psychological theories. This book presents structuralist reconstructions of five psycholog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Westmeyer, Hans
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989.
Series:Recent research in psychology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Psychological Theories from a Structuralist Point of View
  • A Reconstruction of Sigmund Freud's Early Theory of the Unconscious
  • Festinger's Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
  • A Net of Psychological Utility Theories
  • Anderson's Theory of Cognitive Architecture (ACT*)
  • Structuralism as a Method of Theory Construction
  • The Theory of Behavior Interaction
  • Interruption of Action and Stress
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
  • List of Contributors.