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9780521203203

Psychology of Science : Contributions to Metascience

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521203203

  • ISBN10:

    0521203201

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-08-11
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This is the first comprehensive view of the work of scholars in several different disciplines contributing to the development of the psychology of science. This new field of inquiry is a systematic elaboration and application of psychological concepts and methods to clarify the nature of the scientific enterprise. While the psychology of science overlaps the philosophy, history, and sociology of science in important ways, its predominant focus is on individuals and small groups, rather than broad social institutions and concepts. The introduction surveys the field and traces its evolution in a historical context. Several contributors address epistemological issues raised by the psychology of science. Subsequent chapters discuss developments in the cognitive psychology of science, scientific theory, and the influence of social relationships on scientists' work. The conclusion proposes an agenda for further progress in this new approach to understanding science.

Table of Contents

Preface
Psychology of science: an introduction
Historical Issues in the Psychology of Science
Fragments of the fragile history of psychological epistemology and theory of science
Contributions of the psychology of science to metascience: a call for explorers
The Case for a Psychology of Science
The reflexivity problem in the psychology of science
Uneasy chapters in the relationship between psychology and epistemology
Participatory epistemology and psychology of science
Creativity and the Psychology of Science
Chance-configuration theory of scientific creativity
A perspectivist approach to the strategic planning of programmatic scientific research
Networks of enterprise in creative scientific work
Cognition in the Psychology of Science
Cognitive paradigms and the psychology of science
Historical shifts in the use of analogy in science
Imagery, metaphor, and physical reality
A framework for the cognitive psychology of science
Social Factors in the Psychology of Science
The psychology of scientific dialogues
The perception and evaluation of quality in science
Epilogue and Prologue
A preliminary agenda for the psychology of science
Author index
Subject index
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