Realism, instrumentalism, and scientific symbiosis: Psychological theory as a search for truth and the discovery of solutions

American Psychologist

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 214-223

  Cacioppo, John T ^a   Semin, Gün R ^b   Berntson, Gary G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SCIENCE;

HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCIENCE;

EID: 2542568820     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.4.214     Document Type: Review

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