Rozeboom Wm W
Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada.
J Clin Psychol. 2005 Oct;61(10):1317-54. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20184.
This article proffers a critical survey of Paul E. Meehl's thoughts on the philosophy of science, as well as constructive criticisms of his views on corroboration of scientific theories. Using examples from clinical psychology and allied domains, six major topics are addressed: (a) the nature of theoretical constructs, (b) statistical diagnosis of clinical categories, (c) detection of hypothesized taxa, (d) null-hypothesis significance testing, (e) complexified hypothesis testing, and (f) cliometric theory appraisal. Through numerous examples, it is shown that Paul Meehl had a superb ability to recognize, articulate, and clarify hidden complexities, and other underappreciated obscurities in important working concepts.
本文对保罗·E·米尔关于科学哲学的思想进行了批判性审视，并对他关于科学理论确证的观点提出了建设性批评。通过临床心理学及相关领域的实例，探讨了六个主要话题：（a）理论建构的本质，（b）临床类别的统计诊断，（c）假设分类群的检测，（d）零假设显著性检验，（e）复杂假设检验，以及（f）计量史学理论评价。通过大量实例表明，保罗·米尔具有卓越的能力，能够识别、阐明并厘清重要工作概念中隐藏的复杂性以及其他未得到充分认识的模糊之处。
