Showing papers on "Antiscience published in 1988"
TL;DR: The authors conducted a survey of 380 psychologists and found that the prevalent conception of psychology as a science is far from universal and indeed the inspiration of active antipathy among some, pointing out that antiscience views are more likely to find a sympathetic hearing in subspecialties such as social psychology.
Abstract: There remains deep disagreement within psychology about the past achievements of the discipline and whether it is heading in the right direction. To move debate beyond the purely philosophical, a survey was mailed to 380 psychologists, 212 of whom replied, inquiring their views on a variety of issues that might be characterized as “metapsychological.” The results make it clear that the prevalent conception of psychology as a science is far from universal and indeed the inspiration of active antipathy among some. Both practicing and academic psychologists were approached and were surprisingly similar in their views. It is pointed out that antiscience views are more likely to find a sympathetic hearing in subspecialties such as social psychology.