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Staying with Questions and Resisting Quick Answers: Commentary on Zagaria, Andò, and Zennaro | |
Gozli, Davood | |
2020-09-01 | |
Source Publication | Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science |
ISSN | 1932-4502 |
Volume | 54Issue:3Pages:572-578 |
Abstract | In their target article, Zagaria et al. (Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science, 2020) highlight the fragmented state of mainstream Psychology. Their diagnosis begins with an analysis of how core psychological terms are treated in introductory textbooks. To remedy the state of affairs, they propose using evolutionary psychology to unify Psychology. In the present commentary, I join the authors’ critical stance, while also raising several questions: (1) Can we adopt an evolutionary meta-theory and still demand that our core concepts have fixed meaning? (2) Can evolutionary theory apply to the normative dimension of the sociocultural domain? (3) Can evolutionary theory account for the critique of psychological science? These questions, I believe, point out several gaps in the target article that require further attention. I argue that unless we identify the essential differences between mainstream psychology and contrarian psychology, we repeat the mistakes of mainstream psychology under a new guise. |
Keyword | Crisis Of Psychology Culture Evolutionary Theory General Psychology Normativity Prefiguration |
DOI | 10.1007/s12124-020-09542-3 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Psychology ; Neurosciences & Neurology |
WOS Subject | Psychology, Biological ; Neurosciences |
WOS ID | WOS:000535638200002 |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85085366442 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | University of Macau |
Corresponding Author | Gozli, Davood |
Affiliation | Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Macao |
First Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Corresponding Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Gozli, Davood. Staying with Questions and Resisting Quick Answers: Commentary on Zagaria, Andò, and Zennaro[J]. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 2020, 54(3), 572-578. |
APA | Gozli, Davood.(2020). Staying with Questions and Resisting Quick Answers: Commentary on Zagaria, Andò, and Zennaro. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 54(3), 572-578. |
MLA | Gozli, Davood."Staying with Questions and Resisting Quick Answers: Commentary on Zagaria, Andò, and Zennaro".Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science 54.3(2020):572-578. |
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