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The Scientific Practice of Professional Psychology (Hardcover, and ed.)
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The Scientific Practice of Professional Psychology (Hardcover, and ed.)
Series: NATO Science Series B:
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A workable vision of scientific practice has proven to be an
elusive, if laudable, goal for professional psychology. The field
cannot be faulted for failing to seek scientific wisdom, but it has
been slow to integrate that wisdom fully with the wisdom of
practice. This has proven to be a major oversight for, despite
psychology's long if the standing commitment to science,
practitioners are unlikely to think scientifically methods and
products of science are described in ways that make it impossible
to do so. Unfortunately, the rhetoric of science too often has done
just that: So focused has it been on the problem of distinguishing
good science from bad that it has inadvertently defeated any hope
of a practical science developing in our field. We offer one remedy
for this situation: This book is about scientific thinking for the
professional psychologist. Specifically, it is a primer on the
application of scientific logic to professional practice. We argue
that the professional needs a more straightforward and realistic
scientific identity than heretofore has been available. The
professional consciously must become a local clinical scientist,
bringing all the power of scientific thought to the specifics of
the clinical situation. Contrary to forces in psychology that
promote uncritical acceptance of science as given by academic
researchers or, alternatively, that encourage criticism and
ultimate disregard of the scientific endeavor, we call for a
redoubling of efforts to incorporate scientific thought into
practical professional inquiry."
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