摘要
理论心理学是心理学的元理论,即关于如何进行心理学研究和理论建构的理论,是哲学性学科。它在心理学学科群中的角色是:思想者或导航者、开拓者或创业者、方法论者和设计者、批评者或质疑者、价值分析者或评判者。其使命是:为心理学研究提供理论思想,确定心理学的发展方向;提出心理学研究的课题,开拓心理学研究领域;提供心理学研究方法论或方法;用批判或质疑的眼光审视已有的心理学理论和研究,找出其问题或缺陷,促进心理学理论和研究的不断完善与发展;对包括元理论在内的心理学理论和研究进行分析、评判,弄清其价值或影响。由此来看,理论心理学不同于其他心理学分支学科,具有自己的特性与任务。
Theoretical psychology is the metatheory of psychology,which is about how to do research in psychology and how to construct psychological theories.With profound philosophical implications,theoretical psychology,compared with other branches of psychology,assumes the following roles in promoting the development of psychology as a whole:a pioneer or trail blazer;a designer of methods;a critic or questioner;an assessor or judge.Therefore,the mission of theoretical psychology is as follows:to provide theoretical thought for psychological research and to orient psychological development;to put forward research issues and to develop psychological research space;to provide methodology or methods for psychological research;to review the existing psychological theory and research findings with a critical view and find out their problems or defects in order to promote their continuous improvement;and to analysize and evaluate psychological theories and researches including its metatheory in order to make out their value or influence.In summary,theoretical psychology has its own characteristics and tasks,which are different from those of other psychologies.
出处
《南京师大学报(社会科学版)》
CSSCI
北大核心
2013年第4期117-125,共9页
Journal of Nanjing Normal University(Social Science Edition)
关键词
理论心理学
元理论
思想
哲学
theoretical psychology
meta-theory
ideas
philosophy