Psychology in Brazil Scientists Making a Difference
This book presents an overview of the work of the most important Psychology researchers in Brazil, contributing to the internationalization of the discipline and fostering cross-cultural approaches in the field. Over the last two decades, Psychology resea
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Psychology in Brazil Scientists Making a Difference
Psychology in Brazil
Silvia Helena Koller Editor
Psychology in Brazil Scientists Making a Difference
Editor Silvia Helena Koller Psychology Institute Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
ISBN 978-3-030-11335-3 ISBN 978-3-030-11336-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11336-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019933727 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Almost everything we learn about the field of psychology in our university studies quickly becomes out of date. I studied as an undergraduate student at Yale University from 1968 to 1972 and then as a graduate PhD student at Stanford University from 1972 to 1975, and I can say with confidence that almost nothing I learned, including even methods of statistical analysis, is of much use today. It is a tribute to the field that it advances so rapidly that what one learns at one time becomes dated so quickly and so completely. What, then, is the value of studying psychology (or, really, any scientific field) in university if what one learns quickly becomes outdated? The main value, I believe, is learning how scientists think about problems. In particular, what makes a problem scientifically or societally important? How does one translate an idea about a phenomenon into a research study? How does one interpret data analysis in terms of a prior theory so that the theory sheds light on the data rather than leading one astray? How does one relate one stream of scientific work to another? These are the kinds of questions that universities can teach their students to answer. Univers
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