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Psychology
2005. Vol. 2, no. 1, 102–111

How to Get out of the Misery without Loosing Splendour

J. Valsiner, A.N. Poddyakov

Abstract

Commenting on Allakhverdov's article, the authors introduce the term, «methodological cycle», which unites theoretical and empirical, deductive and inductive knowledge. Making a distinction between empirical and pseudo-empirical science, the authors discuss possibility of comprehensive non-contradictory empirical descriptions and theoretical interpretations, uses of qualitative and quantitative methods in psychological research, and reflection of these problems in teaching.

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Journal rubric: Theoretical-Empirical Studies

For citation: Valsiner J., Poddyakov A.N. How to Get out of the Misery without Loosing Splendour. Psychology, 2005. Vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 102–111. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

Information About the Authors

Jaan Valsiner, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Clark University, Member of the editorial board of the journal “Cultural-Historical Psychology”, Worcester, USA, e-mail: jvalsiner@clarku.edu

Aleksander N. Poddyakov, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Department of General and Experimental Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Member of the International Society for Studies of Behaviour Development (ISSBD), Member of the editorial boards of the journals: “Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics", "Researcher/Researcher", "Culture and Psychology", "Mathematical Thinking and Learning", "International Journal of Idiographic Science", Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6793-9985, e-mail: alpod@gol.ru

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