
Toward a Process Approach in Psychology Stepping into Heraclitus' River
Paperback379 pagina’sEngelsInternationale bron
Psychological science constructs much of the knowledge that we consume in our everyday lives. This book is a systematic analysis of this process, and of the nature of the knowledge it produces. The authors show how mainstream scientific activity treats psychological properties as being fundamentally stable, universal, and isolable. They then challenge this status quo by inviting readers to recognize that dynamics, context-specificity, interconnectedness, and uncertainty, are a natural and exciting part of human psychology - these are not things to be avoided and feared, but instead embraced. This requires a shift toward a process-based approach that recognizes the situated, time-dependent, and fundamentally processual nature of psychological phenomena. With complex dynamic systems as a framework, this book sketches out how we might move toward a process-based praxis that is more suitable and effective for understanding human functioning.
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ISBN-139781108796651
TaalEngels eng
Pagina’s379
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UitgeverCambridge University Press
Verschenen8 februari 2024
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TrefwoordenPsychology · Developmental · Child · Reference · Research
Medewerkers
Auteur A01Paul van Geert
Auteur A01Naomi de Ruiter
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Bijgewerkt6 augustus 2026
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Bijgewerkt 6 augustus 2026