Holy theory batman!
In this thread, I summarize 6 preprints on theory in psychology, 3 of which came online in the last week.
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In this thread, I summarize 6 preprints on theory in psychology, 3 of which came online in the last week.
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1) Denny Borsboom @rogierK et al. on the Theory Construction Methodology. The authors provide a practical framework for theory formation in psychology, using the example of mutualism.
psyarxiv.com/w5tp8/
psyarxiv.com/w5tp8/
2) @IrisVanRooij & @giosuebaggio with their new preprint entitled "Theory before the test: How to build high-verisimilitude explanatory theories in psychological science".
The authors discuss how theoretical analyses can endow theories with plausibility.
psyarxiv.com/7qbpr
The authors discuss how theoretical analyses can endow theories with plausibility.
psyarxiv.com/7qbpr
2) Iris provided a summary here:
3) @andrea_e_martin & @o_guest on "How computational modeling can force theory building in psychological science".
They argue that computational modeling should play a crucial role for theory formation in psychology.
psyarxiv.com/rybh9/
They argue that computational modeling should play a crucial role for theory formation in psychology.
psyarxiv.com/rybh9/
3) Olivia summarized the preprint here:
4) Preprint by @jonashaslbeck @Oisin_Ryan_ et al: a much longer & more detailed paper introducing formal theories and computational models, and their benefit to theory building and testing in psychological science.
psyarxiv.com/jgm7f/
psyarxiv.com/jgm7f/
5) Preprint by Donald Robinaugh et al., in which we propose a formalized theory for panic disorder (to our knowledge, one of the first formal theories in clinical psychology), and what benefits of such models are for applied psychological science.
psyarxiv.com/km37w/
psyarxiv.com/km37w/
5) I wrote a thread about the preprint here:
6) Last "Lack of theory building and testing impedes progress in the factor and network literature" by yours truly. Discusses theory issues in both network & factor fields in psychology broadly. The preprint includes a reading list of theory intro papers.
psyarxiv.com/zg84s
psyarxiv.com/zg84s
6) I summarized the preprint here:
Overall, I'm exceptionally excited to see work on the importance of theory, and cannot wait to dig through all of these papers in detail (and cite y'all!) once the teaching madness is over.
Time to establish Theoretical Psychology as a strong discipline in our field.🔥🔥🔥
Time to establish Theoretical Psychology as a strong discipline in our field.🔥🔥🔥
