Science as Psychology

By: Kareen R. Malone and Lisa M. Osbeck and Wendy C. Newstetter and Nancy J. Nersessian

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Synopsis: Science as Psychology reveals the complexity and richness of rationality by demonstrating how social relationships, emotion, culture and identity, are implicated in the problem-solving practices of laboratory scientists. The authors gather and analyze interview and observational data from innovation-focused laboratories in the engineering sciences to show how the complex practices of laboratory research scientists provide rich psychological insights, and how a better understanding of science practice facilitates understanding of human beings more generally. The study focuses not on dismantling the rational core of scientific practice, but on illustrating how social, personal and cognitive processes are intricately woven together in scientific thinking. The authors argue that this characterization addresses the integration problem in science studies - how to characterize the fluid entanglements of cognitive, affective, material, cultural and other dimensions of discovery and problem solving. The book is thus a contribution to science studies, the psychology of science and general psychology.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780521882071
Related ISBNs:: 9780511933936, 9780511927102, 9780511924569, 9780521708418
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 06/16/11
Copyrighted By:: Kareen R. Malone, Lisa M. Osbeck, Wendy C. Newstetter, Nancy J. Nersessian
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Technology, Psychology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.