Making Psychology “Count”: On the Mathematization of Psychology
Beginning in the late 18th century and continuing through to the mid-20th century, a movement was undertaken by psychology’s pioneers to establish a mathematical basis for research modeled after the physical sciences. It is argued that this movement arose through sociopolitical pressures to legitimi...
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Language: | English |
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PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology
2023-02-01
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Series: | Europe's Journal of Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/4065 |