In a recent conversation sparked by Ekaterina Damer, there has been a surge of advice from psychologists on Twitter regarding crucial literature on theory in psychology. Below is a collection of these recommended texts, accompanied by the names of their endorsers. Should you have additional recommendations, feel free to share them in the comments section.<\/p>\n
Suggested Readings:<\/strong><\/p>\n (Iris van Rooij)<\/p>\n – \u201cHow does it work?\u201d vs. \u201cWhat are the laws?\u201d Two interpretations of psychological explanation<\/a> by Robert Cummins<\/p>\n (Ed Orehek)<\/p>\n – Theory Development in Social Personality Psychology: Personal Insights and Lessons Acquired<\/a> – Personality and Social Psychology Review<\/p>\n (Djouria Ghilani)<\/p>\n – Personal Insights on Theory and Psychology<\/a> by Gerd Gigerenzer (Tal Yarkoni and others)<\/p>\n – Theory-testing in psychology and physics: A methodological enigma<\/a> Extra Resources:<\/p>\n – Paul Meehl on the philosophy of science: video presentations and articles<\/a> – In-depth summaries provided by PsychBrief<\/p>\n (Burak Tunca)<\/p>\n – What Theory is Not<\/a> by Robert I. Sutton & Barry M. Staw<\/p>\n (Joshua Skewes)<\/p>\n – Valerie Gray Hardcastle\u2019s \u201cHow to create a theory in cognitive science\u201d<\/p>\n (Randy McCarthy)<\/p>\n – Chapter 1 of Gawronski, B., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2015). Theory and explanation in social psychology. Guilford Publications.<\/p>\n (Kimberly Quinn)<\/p>\n – Innovative hypothesis generation in psychology: Some valuable heuristics<\/a> by W. J. McGuire, Annual Review of Psychology<\/p>\n (Dani\u00ebl Lakens)<\/p>\n – Jaccard, J., & Jacoby, J. (2010). Theory Development and Model-Building Skills: A Practical Handbook for Social Scientists. Guilford Press.<\/p>\n (Tom Stafford)<\/p>\n – Fiedler, K. (2004). Tools, toys, truisms, and theories: Some considerations on the creative process of theory development. Personality and Social Psychology Review<\/p>\n (Richard Prather)<\/p>\n – Simmering et al (2010). To Model or Not to Model? A Discussion on the Role of Computational Modeling in Developmental Science<\/a><\/p>\n (Eric Morris)<\/p>\n – Wilson, K. G. (2001). Some observations on theoretical constructs: types and validation from a contextual behavioral viewpoint<\/a><\/p>\n (Michael P. Grosz)<\/p>\n
\n– Selected Publications of Barry N. Markovsky<\/a><\/p>\n
\n– Evaluating and modifying theories: The method of Lakatosian defense and two principles that support it<\/a>
\n– Why summaries of research on psychological theories often lack clarity<\/a><\/p>\n