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Précis of ‘An Abductive Theory of Scientific Method’

✍ Scribed by Brian D. Haig

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
74 KB
Volume
64
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-9762

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This short article is a précis of the author's (2005a) abductive theory of scientific method. This theory of method assembles a complex of specific strategies and methods of relevance to psychology that are employed in the detection of empirical phenomena and the subsequent construction of explanatory theories. A characterization of the nature of phenomena is given, and the process of their detection is briefly described in terms of a multistage model of data analysis. The construction of explanatory theories is shown to involve their generation through abductive, or explanatory, reasoning, their development through analogical modeling, and their fuller appraisal in terms of judgments of the best of competing explanations. The nature and limits of this theory of method are discussed in the light of relevant developments in scientific methodology. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 64:1–4, 2008.

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