Abstract: Prior to the Great Cultural Revolution, Yao Wen-yuan published articlesopposing psychological research, especially its experimental methods. Thispaper gives an analysis and criticism of these articles. The authors pointout: the founders of Maxism-Leninism repeatedly stressed the point thatpsychology is a science; psychological research has demonstrated itself to beof benefit to social practice as well. And it is the experimental methodsthat transformed psychology into a science. In couclusion, the authors warmlyhail the great victory in the smashing of the "gang of four".

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