**Expert Recommendations on Psychological Theory from Twitter**
The discussion launched by Ekaterina Damer has ignited a lively dialogue among psychologists on Twitter, producing a plethora of suggested readings concerning psychological theory and methods. Below is a thoughtfully compiled list of these suggestions, along with their contributors. This compilation is intended to be a valuable resource for those looking to enhance their comprehension of the construction and critique of psychological theories.
1. **”How does it work?” vs. “What are the laws?” Two perspectives on psychological explanation – Robert Cummins**
– Recommended by Iris van Rooij. [Read here](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f5b1/b05e8313aee94ccd98e80eab3ec56dbd2c97.pdf).
2. **Theory Construction in Social Personality Psychology: Insights and Lessons Learned**
– By Ed Orehek. Explore [here](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327957pspr0802_1).
3. **Personal Insights on Theory and Psychology – Gerd Gigerenzer**
– Suggested by Djouria Ghilani. Access [here](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0959354310378184).
4. **Selected Works of Barry N. Markovsky**
– Discover the works [here](https://works.bepress.com/barry_markovsky/).
5. **Meehl’s significant papers on testing psychological theories** (Tal Yarkoni emphasized his importance)
– Theory-testing in psychology and physics: [Read here](http://meehl.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua1696/f/074theorytestingparadox.pdf)
– Evaluating and revising theories: [Access here](http://meehl.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua1696/f/147appraisingamending.pdf)
– Why summaries often lack interpretability: [Explore here](http://meehl.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua1696/f/144whysummaries.pdf)
6. **What Theory is Not – Robert I. Sutton & Barry M. Staw**
– Suggested by Burak Tunca. Read [here](http://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/papers/stawtheory.pdf).
7. **Constructing a theory in cognitive science – Valerie Gray Hardcastle**
– Recommended by Joshua Skewes.
8. **Chapter 1: Theory and Explanation in Social Psychology – Gawronski & Bodenhausen**
– Suggested by Randy McCarthy.
9. **Creative Hypothesis Generation in Psychology: Helpful Heuristics – W. J. McGuire**
– Recommended by Kimberly Quinn. Access [here](http://sing.stanford.edu/cs303-sp11/papers/mcguire_hypothesis_gen.pdf).
10. **Theory Construction and Model-building Proficiencies – Jaccard & Jacoby**
– Suggested by Daniël Lakens.
11. **Tools, toys, truisms, and theories: The Creative Cycle of Theory Formation – K. Fiedler**
– Learn more [here](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0959354304043643).
12. **How Persuasive is a Good Fit? – Roberts and Pashler**
– Suggested by Tom Stafford. Check it out [here](https://cloudfront.escholarship.org/dist/prd/content/qt5vt0z72k/qt5vt0z72k.pdf).
13. **To Model or Not to Model? – Simmering et al.**
– Suggested by Richard Prather. Read [here](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103214/).
14. **Some Remarks on Theoretical Constructs – K. G. Wilson**
– Suggested by Eric Morris. Explore [here](http://www.ijpsy.com/volumen1/num2/23/some-notes-on-theoretical-constructs-types-EN.pdf).
15. **Theoretical Amnesia – Denny Borsboom**
– Suggested by Michael P. Grosz. Access the paper [here](http://osc.centerforopenscience.org/2013/11/20/theoretical-amnesia/).
16. **What Defines Robust Psychological Science? – K. Fiedler**
– Suggested by Ivan Grahek. Read more [here](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1745691616654458).
For further engagement, join the [Psychological Theory Discussion Group on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/153619768802306/about/), as referenced by Brett Buttliere. Additionally, Iris