This article functions as a detailed guide gathering an array of psychological readings advocated by experts in reply to a Twitter discussion sparked by Ekaterina Damer. Below are notable contributions to the discipline, alongside the names of those who suggested them:
1. **Robert Cummins** – “How does it function?” vs. “What are the principles?” Two approaches to psychological explanation [Iris van Rooij].
– [Read here](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f5b1/b05e8313aee94ccd98e80eab3ec56dbd2c97.pdf)
2. **Personality and Social Psychology Review** – The Construction of Theory in Social Personality Psychology: Personal Experiences and Lessons Acquired [Ed Orehek].
– [Read here](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327957pspr0802_1)
3. **Gerd Gigerenzer** – Personal Insights on Theory and Psychology [Djouria Ghilani].
– [Read here](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0959354310378184)
4. **Barry N. Markovsky** – Selected Publications [General Recommendation].
– [Explore here](https://works.bepress.com/barry_markovsky/)
5. **Paul Meehl** – Various perspectives regarding psychological theory [Tal Yarkoni].
– [Theory-testing](http://meehl.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua1696/f/074theorytestingparadox.pdf)
– [Evaluating and Modifying Theories](http://meehl.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua1696/f/147appraisingamending.pdf)
– [Why Research Summaries Matter](http://meehl.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua1696/f/144whysummaries.pdf)
6. **PsychBrief** – Summaries concerning Meehl’s Contributions [Reference].
– [Visit PsychBrief](http://psychbrief.com/meehl-videos-papers/)
7. **Robert I. Sutton & Barry M. Staw** – What Theory Does Not Entail [Burak Tunca].
– [Read here](http://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/papers/stawtheory.pdf)
8. **Valerie Gray Hardcastle** – How to develop a theory in cognitive science [Joshua Skewes].
9. **Gawronski, B., & Bodenhausen, G. V.** – “Theory and explanation within social psychology” [Randy McCarthy].
10. **W. J. McGuire** – Generating Creative Hypotheses in Psychology [Kimberly Quinn].
– [Read here](http://sing.stanford.edu/cs303-sp11/papers/mcguire_hypothesis_gen.pdf)
11. **Jaccard, J., & Jacoby, J.** – Skills for Theory Development and Model-Building [Daniël Lakens].
12. **Klaus Fiedler** – Instruments, playthings, truisms, and theoretical frameworks [General Reference].
13. **Roberts and Pashler** – How convincing is a good fit? [Tom Stafford].
– [Read here](https://cloudfront.escholarship.org/dist/prd/content/qt5vt0z72k/qt5vt0z72k.pdf)
14. **Simmering et al. (2010)** – To Model or Not to Model? A Conversation on Computational Modeling [Richard Prather].
– [Read here](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103214/)
15. **Brett Buttliere** – Facebook Group for Discussion on Psychological Theory.
– [Join here](https://www.facebook.com/groups/153619768802306/about/)
16. **K. G. Wilson** – Observations on Theoretical Constructs [Eric Morris].
– [Read here](http://www.ijpsy.com/volumen1/num2/23/some-notes-on-theoretical-constructs-types-EN.pdf)
17. **Denny Borsboom** – Amnesia of Theory [Michael P. Grosz].
– [Read here](http://osc.centerforopenscience.org/2013/11/20/theoretical-amnesia/)
18. **Fiedler (2017)** – What Makes for Robust Psychological Science? [Ivan Grahek].
– [Read here](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1745691616654458)
19. **Discussion and Additional Information** – Further recommendations [Iris van Rooij].
– [Thread One](https://twitter.com/psmaldino/status/952267372231933952)
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