History of psychology

Mainstream psychology in the 20th century has been conceived as a nomothetic science, but few psychological "laws" have been proposed. The number of law citations has been decreasing throughout the century, to 10 per 10,000 entries in the last decade, with few references to laws of recent...

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Published in:The American journal of psychology 2002-04, Vol.115 (1), p.103
Main Author: Evans, Rand B
Format: Article
Language:English
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History
Psychology
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Summary:Mainstream psychology in the 20th century has been conceived as a nomothetic science, but few psychological "laws" have been proposed. The number of law citations has been decreasing throughout the century, to 10 per 10,000 entries in the last decade, with few references to laws of recent origin. This could be the result of increasing doubts about the lawfulness of psychological processes coupled with a general preference for less ambitious terms.
ISSN:0002-9556
1939-8298