Is psychology based on a methodological error?

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-213

  Schwarz, Michael ^a  

^a Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axiomatics; Bio psycho social model; Crisis; Distribution anomaly; Empirical science; Error theory; Evolution; Fluctuation of validity; Gene culture coevolution; Incommensurability; Judgment; Normal distribution; Quality of life; Subjective health; Test theory; Weltanschauung; Wissenschaft

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349431296     PISSN: 19324502     EISSN: 19363567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-009-9089-8     Document Type: Article

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