University of Agder.
Am Psychol. 2014 Sep;69(6):632-3. doi: 10.1037/a0037068.
Comments on the comments made by Brown et al. (see record 2013-24609-001). Brown et al. presented a scathing critique of the work of Fredrickson and Losada (see record 2005-11834-001) on the use of advanced mathematical methods (specifically, nonlinear dynamics) in describing changes in human emotions over time, terming it "entirely unfounded" (p. 802). However, I feel that although their critique serves an important role in identifying potential flaws in the theory, it goes too far by using terms such as "completely illusory 'applications' of mathematics" (p. 812) and may inadvertently discourage junior researchers in pursuing the use of mathematical methods in psychology.
布朗等人的评论（参见文献 2013-24609-001）。布朗等人对弗雷德里克森和洛萨达（参见文献 2005-11834-001）在描述人类情感随时间变化时使用先进数学方法（特别是非线性动力学）的工作进行了严厉的批评，称其“完全没有根据”（第 802 页）。然而，我认为，尽管他们的批评在识别理论中的潜在缺陷方面发挥了重要作用，但他们使用了“数学的完全虚幻的‘应用’”（第 812 页）等术语，这有点过分，可能会无意中阻碍年轻研究人员在心理学中使用数学方法。
