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Psychological Theories on Theories - Dictionary of Arguments
Upton I 5 Theories/Psychological theories/Upton: Miller (2002)(1) defines a theory as a set of interconnected statements including definitions, axioms, postulates, hypothetical constructs, laws and testable hypotheses, which describe unobservable structures, mechanisms or processes and relate them to observable events. Complete theories of development are rare in contemporary psychology, according to Miller. Rather, developmental theories serve as frames of reference for examining change in specific aspects of mind or behaviour, such as cognition or emotional functioning. In this way, they are perhaps better viewed as models of development – that is, informal theories of more limited scope. >Models/Philosophy. However, developmental psychologists usually have a particular theoretical perspective. Their view of development is usually based on a general set of assumptions about how change occurs and the factors they believe to be most significant in producing developmental change. 1. Miller, P H. (2002). Theories of Developmental Psychology (4th edition). New York: Worth Publishers._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Psychological Theories Upton I Penney Upton Developmental Psychology 2011 |
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