La psicología: ¿qué investigar?

Abstract

It is argued that scientific research in psychology can only be

grounded on the questions framed in the logic of a general

theory. Psychology lacks such a general theory, mainly due to

prevailing conceptual confusion in its disciplinary language.

Confusion derives from the assumption that psychological

terms in ordinary language denote special entities or processes,

and from erroneous identification of words with things and

events. It is asserted that any scientific research methodology

depends upon a general theory, so that there are no autonomous

methodologies that by themselves justify or validate

the research findings. It is pointed out the existence of at least

eight different ontological paradigms and, therefore, eight different, immeasurable psychologies that, although using the

same terms, raise different questions about non comparable