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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Main Author: Simon Nuttgens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2023-02-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
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Online Access:https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/4065