CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NEED TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEM
This opinion article raises the issue of conceptual crisis in psychology, i.e. the problem of having several meanings underlying many of the concepts we study. After exemplifying with the concepts of “flexibility” and “cognition”, I propose three avenues on the way to conceptual clarity, and stress...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
2022-12-01
|
| Series: | Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbpsypaed/article/view/3874 |
| _version_ | 1797322235152695296 |
|---|---|
| author | Thea IONESCU |
| author_facet | Thea IONESCU |
| author_sort | Thea IONESCU |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This opinion article raises the issue of conceptual crisis in psychology, i.e. the problem of having several meanings underlying many of the concepts we study. After exemplifying with the concepts of “flexibility” and “cognition”, I propose three avenues on the way to conceptual clarity, and stress the need for a stronger theoretical psychology.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T05:10:22Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-829b99a320db4b2cb97fd215784b7d4a |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2065-9431 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T05:10:22Z |
| publishDate | 2022-12-01 |
| publisher | Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia |
| spelling | doaj.art-829b99a320db4b2cb97fd215784b7d4a2024-02-07T10:03:56ZengStudia Universitatis Babes-BolyaiStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia2065-94312022-12-0167210.24193/subbpsyped.2022.2.04CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NEED TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEMThea IONESCU0Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Psychology, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, theaionescu@psychology.roThis opinion article raises the issue of conceptual crisis in psychology, i.e. the problem of having several meanings underlying many of the concepts we study. After exemplifying with the concepts of “flexibility” and “cognition”, I propose three avenues on the way to conceptual clarity, and stress the need for a stronger theoretical psychology. http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbpsypaed/article/view/3874concepts in psychology, cognition, flexibility. |
| spellingShingle | Thea IONESCU CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NEED TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEM Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia concepts in psychology, cognition, flexibility. |
| title | CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NEED TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEM |
| title_full | CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NEED TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEM |
| title_fullStr | CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NEED TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEM |
| title_full_unstemmed | CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NEED TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEM |
| title_short | CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NEED TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEM |
| title_sort | concepts in psychology and the need to critically reflect on them |
| topic | concepts in psychology, cognition, flexibility. |
| url | http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbpsypaed/article/view/3874 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT theaionescu conceptsinpsychologyandtheneedtocriticallyreflectonthem |