Psychology''s Weird Problems

"Psychology has a WEIRD problem. It is overly reliant on participants from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic societies. Over the last decade this problem has come to be widely acknowledged. However, psychologists have so far made little progress in making psychology more diverse. We propose that the lack of progress can be explained by the fact that the original WEIRD critique was too narrow in scope. The WEIRD critique was originally framed as a single problem of a lack of diversity among research participants. But in fact there are at least four overlapping problems. Psychological science is WEIRD not only in terms of who makes up its participant pool, but also in terms of its theoretical commitments, methodological assumptions, and institutional structures. Psychological science as currently constituted is a fundamentally WEIRD enterprise. Coming to terms with this is necessary if we wish to make psychology relevant for all humanity"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Weird participants; 3. Weird theory; 4. Weird methods; 5. Weird institutions; 6. UnWEIRDing psychology?; References.

Summary

This Element presents that psychological science as currently constituted is a fundamentally WEIRD enterprise. It is WEIRD not only in terms of who makes up its participant pool, but also in terms of its theoretical commitments, methodological assumptions, and institutional structures. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Foreword

This Element states that psychology is deeply and fundamentally WEIRD at the theoretical, methodological, and institutional levels.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Baggs, Guilherme Sanches de Oliveira, Guilherme Sanches de Oliveira, Guilherme (Technische Univers Sanches De Oliveira
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9781009303514
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0930351-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Psychology and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Experimental Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Experimental Psychology, SCIENCE / Cognitive Science, Behavioural economics, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Cognitive studies, Cognitive Science, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Social & Behavioral, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism