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The study of science, sometimes referred to as metascience, is a new and growing field that includes the philosophy of science, history of science, sociology of science, and anthropology of science. In the last ten years, the formal study of the psychology of science has also emerged. The psychology of science focuses on the individual scientist, influenced by intelligence, motivation, personality, and the development of scientific interest, thought, ability, and achievement over a lifespan. Science can be defined as explicitly and systematically testing hypotheses. Defined more broadly, science includes wider processes, such as theory construction and the hypothesis testing seen in children and "non-scientific" adults. Most prior work in the study of science has emphasized the role of explicit reasoning; however, contemporary research in psychology emphasizes the importance of implicit processes in decision-making and choice and assumes that the performance of many tasks involves a complex relationship between implicit and explicit processes. Psychology of Science brings together contributions from leaders in the emerging discipline of the psychology of science with other experts on the roles of implicit and explicit processes in thinking. Highlighting the role of implicit processes in the creation of scientific knowledge, this volume links the psychology of science to many strands of psychology , including cognitive, social, and developmental psychology, as well as neuroscience. Ultimately, this volume raises awareness of the psychology of science among psychologists, philosophers, and sociologists of science, and anyone interested in the metasciences.

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Robert W. Proctor is Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. He has been teaching and conducting research in the areas of attention and performance for 35 years. He is editor of the American Journal of Psychology, the first psychology journal in the U.S. He is also a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. E.J. Capaldi is Emeritus Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. He is a leading researcher in the field of learning and memory, and has authored numerous articles and contributed to many books in those areas. Drs. Proctor and Capaldi have been working together in the areas of philosophy and psychology of science since the early 1990s. They have co-authored 12 articles and chapters in these areas, as well as two books, Why Science Matters: Understanding the Methods of Psychological Research and Contextualism in Psychological Research?: A Critical Review.

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"Whether seasoned professionals or novices engage in science, it is an enterprise constructed by minds acting both individually and in interaction with one another. It is essential to investigate the social and cognitive processes involved because they shape the final product. This book does a service in demonstrating the multiple and wide-ranging perspectives that need to be brought to bear in pursuing these essential investigations." -Deanna Kuhn, Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University "Including most of the leading scholars in the field and covering an impressive range of topics, this book is a must-have for everyone interested in the psychology of science." -Hanne Andersen, Head of the Center for Science Studies, and Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University



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ISBN 9780199753628
Author Robert W. Proctor
Format Hardback
Page Count 552
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 885g
Dimensions(mm) 155mm * 236mm * 41mm

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