### Perspectives on Psychological Theory and Suggestions<\/p>\n
The recent discussion sparked by Ekaterina Damer has resulted in a plethora of suggestions from psychologists on Twitter, forming a valuable collection for those keen on psychological theory. Below is a gathering of significant suggestions from various authorities in the field:<\/p>\n
1. **Robert Cummins** – \u201cHow does it work?\u201d versus \u201cWhat are the laws?\u201d Two views of psychological explanation. [PDF Link](https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/f5b1\/b05e8313aee94ccd98e80eab3ec56dbd2c97.pdf) (Recommended by Iris van Rooij)<\/p>\n
2. **Ed Orehek** – Constructing Theory in Social Personality Psychology: Personal Insights and Lessons Learned. [Link](http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1207\/s15327957pspr0802_1)<\/p>\n
3. **Gerd Gigerenzer** – Personal Insights on Theory and Psychology. [Link](http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0959354310378184) (Djouria Ghilani)<\/p>\n
4. **Barry N. Markovsky** – Selected Publications. [Link](https:\/\/works.bepress.com\/barry_markovsky\/)<\/p>\n
5. **Paul Meehl** – An in-depth review of theories including:
\n – Theory-testing in psychology and physics: A methodological dilemma. [PDF](http:\/\/meehl.umn.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/pua1696\/f\/074theorytestingparadox.pdf)
\n – Evaluating and modifying theories. [PDF](http:\/\/meehl.umn.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/pua1696\/f\/147appraisingamending.pdf)
\n – Reasons summaries of research on psychological theories are frequently ambiguous. [PDF](http:\/\/meehl.umn.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/pua1696\/f\/144whysummaries.pdf)
\n (Highlighted by Tal Yarkoni)<\/p>\n
6. **Burak Tunca** – What Theory is Not by Robert I. Sutton & Barry M. Staw. [PDF](http:\/\/haas.berkeley.edu\/faculty\/papers\/stawtheory.pdf)<\/p>\n
7. **Joshua Skewes** – How to formulate a theory in cognitive science by Valerie Gray Hardcastle.<\/p>\n
8. **Randy McCarthy** – Theory and explanation in social psychology by Gawronski, B., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2015).<\/p>\n
9. **Kimberly Quinn** – Innovative hypothesis generation in psychology: Some practical heuristics by McGuire, W. J. (1997). [PDF](http:\/\/sing.stanford.edu\/cs303-sp11\/papers\/mcguire_hypothesis_gen.pdf)<\/p>\n
10. **Dani\u00ebl Lakens** – Skills for Theory Construction and Model-building by Jaccard, J., & Jacoby, J. (2010).<\/p>\n
11. **Fiedler, K. (2004)** – Instruments, playthings, axioms, and theories.<\/p>\n
12. **Tom Stafford** – The impact of a good fit? A commentary on theory testing by Roberts and Pashler (2000). [PDF](https:\/\/cloudfront.escholarship.org\/dist\/prd\/content\/qt5vt0z72k\/qt5vt0z72k.pdf)<\/p>\n
Moreover, the conversation surrounding the theory crisis reveals a rich and diverse debate similar to that of the methods crisis.<\/p>\n
#### Updates (16 August 2018):<\/p>\n
– **Richard Prather** – To Model or Not to Model? A Dialogue Regarding the Function of Computational Modeling in Developmental Science by Simmering et al (2010). [Link](https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3103214\/)<\/p>\n
– **Brett Buttliere** – A Facebook group dedicated to discussions on psychological theory. [Link](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/153619768802306\/about\/)<\/p>\n
– **Eric Morris** – Observations on theoretical constructs by Wilson, K. G. (2001). [PDF](http:\/\/www.ijpsy.com\/volumen1\/num2\/23\/some-notes-on-theoretical-constructs-types-EN.pdf)<\/p>\n
– **Michael P. Grosz** – Theoretical Amnesia by Denny Borsboom. [Link](http:\/\/osc.centerforopenscience.org\/2013\/11\/20\/theoretical-amnesia\/)<\/p>\n
– **Ivan Grahek** – What Defines Robust Psychological Science? by Fiedler (2017). [Link](http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/1745691616654458)<\/p>\n
For more insights, Iris van Rooij provides additional recommendations in [these threads](https:\/\/twitter.com\/psmaldino\/status\/952267372231933952)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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