ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

心理科学进展 ›› 2010, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (1): 185-191.

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探析主流心理学追求自然科学化的原因

高志鹏   

  1. 天津中医药大学心理系, 天津 300073
  • 收稿日期:2009-04-07 修回日期:1900-01-01 出版日期:2010-01-15 发布日期:2010-01-15
  • 通讯作者: 高志鹏

An Inquiry into the Reasons Mainstream Psychology Has Oriented Itself as a Natural Science

GAO Zhi-Peng   

  1. Department of psychology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300073, China
  • Received:2009-04-07 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2010-01-15 Published:2010-01-15
  • Contact: GAO Zhi-Peng

摘要: 主流心理学采取自然科学的原理和方法论, 试图将自己变成一门自然科学。作者从历史、社会、经济、时代精神、学科建制的背景下, 分析了主流心理学选择自然科学取向的原因。这些原因包括:自然科学对主流心理学的历史性影响, 自然科学具备成熟的方法论和有利的时代精神, 自然科学的实践性优势, 社会需求对自然科学取向心理学的促进, 主流心理学研究者的心理因素, 以及心理学研究对象的复杂性。

关键词: 主流心理学, 科学主义, 自然科学取向

Abstract: Mainstream psychology, characterized as constructivism, behaviourism, and cognitive psychology through history, has adopted the principles and methodologies of natural science, trying to adapt itself as one of the natural sciences. Although this orientation helped psychology become independent and developed, it also brought problems impeding further progress of psychology. This article, concerning the future development of psychology, inquires the reasons why mainstream psychology has oriented itself as a natural science, which include: the historical influences the natural science had on psychology, the mature methodology and preponderant zeitgeist that natural science enjoyed when modern psychology appeared, the practical advantages that natural science has to perfect itself, the promotion given to natural science by social development, the psychology of the psychologists, and the complicated nature of psychology’s subject, six reasons in total. The aim of this article is to remind psychologists’ awareness of the historical and social context in which psychology develops and being influenced, as well as of the responsibility psychologists undertake for the well being of psychology as a discipline, and of the whole society.

Key words: mainstream psychology, scientism, natural-scientific orientation