psychological science

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psychological
adjective
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/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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science
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.əns/us
/ˈsaɪ.əns/
(knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalandsciencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, many of the interesting problems of generalization inpsychologicalsciencedo not fit this mold.
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One of the central goals of developmentalpsychologicalscienceis the prediction of behaviour.
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Such attributions thus become part of the social history of subjectivity, rather than that ofpsychologicalscienceand professional practice alone.
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Howpsychologicalscienceinforms the teaching of reading.
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In apsychologicalsciencebalanced between processes and outcomes, such apparent inconsistencies are part of healthy scientific progress, prompting theoretical and empirical reconciliations.
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She argues that socioeconomic change, namely the breakdown of the corporate order, led to anxiety about the "self," which in turn led to a newpsychologicalscience.
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One logical response to this troubling question was to subject the mental workings of human beings to systematic scrutiny or, in other words, to develop apsychologicalscience.
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From our perspective, however, our dialogue with commentators has been a productive one; we hope that it will ultimately contribute to progress in evolutionary behavioral andpsychologicalscience.
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Explanations about the past contribute meaningfully to the objectives ofpsychologicalscienceonly when these explanations lead to novel discoveries about the way the mind works right here, right now.
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Hebb's neural networks support the integration ofpsychologicalscience.
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Toward what kind ofpsychologicalscience, then, shall we aspire?
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He was also a tireless advocate forpsychologicalscience.
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His scholarly contributions are particularly known for their application of cutting-edge advances inpsychologicalscienceto pervasive and problematic social issues.
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He also has taught many students that have gone on to successful careers inpsychologicalscienceand neuroscience.
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Since 2010 he has taught an introduction topsychologicalsciencefor engineers.
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According to its proponents, evolutionary psychology now occupies a central place inpsychologicalscience.
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Prince was like many prominent men ofpsychologicalscienceat the turn of the 20th century who have become obscure.
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Third, several effects inpsychologicalsciencehave been found to be difficult to replicate even before the current replication crisis.
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The serves as a news portal forpsychologicalscience, distilling research results for a general audience, while maintaining a scientific approach to the field.
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