Imam Abdulrazaq A
John Carroll University.
J Exp Anal Behav. 2021 Jan;115(1):115-128. doi: 10.1002/jeab.661. Epub 2020 Dec 17.
Psychology is undergoing major cultural changes methodologically, with efforts to redefine how psychologists analyze and report their data. Davidson (2018) argued that psychology's methodological crises stem from mechanical objectivity involving the adoption of an analytic tool as source of dependable knowledge. This has led to institutionalization, and eventually uncritical ritualistic use, such as happened with null hypothesis statistical testing. Davidson invoked the mythological symbol of the Ouroboros to represent the endless churning of statistical fads. Sidman (1960), in his Tactics of Scientific Research provided a shield from these problems in terms of the premium he placed on the experience, expertise, judgement, and decision-making of the scientist, that appear to be absent in psychology's ritualized processes.
心理学在方法论上正经历重大的文化变革，人们努力重新定义心理学家分析和报告数据的方式。戴维森（2018年）认为，心理学的方法论危机源于机械客观性，这种客观性涉及采用一种分析工具作为可靠知识的来源。这导致了制度化，最终导致不加批判的仪式化使用，就像零假设统计检验那样。戴维森援引了衔尾蛇的神话象征来代表统计时尚的无尽循环。西德曼（1960年）在其《科学研究的策略》中，从他对科学家的经验、专业知识、判断力和决策力的重视方面，为解决这些问题提供了一种保护，而这些在心理学的仪式化过程中似乎是缺失的。
