Thorngate's postulate of commensurate complexity: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:16, 3 July 2017

Latest revision as of 09:32, 12 November 2022

(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)

Line 24:

== Criticism ==

Though confirming the postulate in general, Fred Dickinson, Carol Blair and [[Brian L. Ott]] criticized Weicks use of the word "accurate".<ref name="DBO"/> Accuracy is hard to achieve, especially if the topic is difficult to qualify, e.&nbsp;g. in researching memory. They suggest replacing the term "accurate" with "interpretive utility".<ref name="DBO"/>

== Sources ==

Line 34:

<ref name ="Gergen76">Kenneth J. Gergen (1976) ''Social psychology, science and history''; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin; 1976, 2. 373-383 quoted in Warren Thorngate (1976) ''"In General" vs. "It depends": Some Comments of the Gergen-Schlenker Debate''; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2, p. 404-410.</ref>

<ref name="Schlenker74">Barry R. Schlenker (1974) ''Social Psychology and science; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin'', 29, Seite 1-15; quoted in Warren Thorngate (1976) ''"In General" vs. "It depends": Some Comments of the Gergen-Schlenker Debate''; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2, p. 404-410.</ref>

<ref name="Thorngate76">Warren Thorngate (1976) ''"In General" vs. "It depends": Some Comments of the Gergen-Schlenker Debate''; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2, p. 404-410.</ref>