1st Edition

Assumptions of Social Psychology A Reexamination

By Robert E. Lana Copyright 1991
154 Pages
by Psychology Press

154 Pages
by Psychology Press

160 Pages
by Psychology Press

This book is a thorough revision of the successful Assumptions of Social Psychology , first published in 1969. Reexamining the implicit and explicit assumptions concerning inquiry as to the nature of the human organism, it takes as its major thesis the idea that the epistemologies utilized by social psychologists -- encompassing behavioral, intentional, and historical analyses -- are... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Some Historical Considerations. Causation. Intentions. Skinner and the Behavior Analysis. Hermeneutics and Rhetoric. Social Images in Theories of Psychology. Epilogue.

Biography

Temple University.

"...a good book for a seminar on the problems facing the entire field of psychology. This book is not limited to social psychology."
Contemporary Psychology