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Psychological Science

The Corsini Encyclopedia of PsychologyPublished 22 January 2010
C. Alan Boneau
Citations1,281

Abstract

Abstract Psychological science connotes the application of scientific methods and rationales to the study of psychological issues to produce a utilizable body of knowledge called, appropriately, psychological science. To make the story complete, the brief discussion here characterizes psychological content, explicates relevant scientific method and practice, details some historical developments and insights that made this conflation of psychology and science possible, and mentions in passing the relationship of psychological science to the vast arena of scientific endeavor.

Keywords

Psychology