Connecting with the subject of our science: Course-of-experience research supports valid theory building in cognitive science

• Published in: Adaptive behavior Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 137 - 141
• Main Author: McGann, Marek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2023
• Subjects: course-of-experience; replication crisis; theory crisis; theories of principle; Constructive theories

This commentary addresses the course-of-experience method in the context of calls for improved theorising in psychological science, and in particular the prospect of applying distinctive means of analysis to examine patterns and variance both between people and across contexts. Psychology can benefi...