TY - JOUR
T1 - Research Practices for a Robust Psychological Science of Adult Development and Aging
AU - Stine-Morrow, Elizabeth A.L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Psychological Association
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The voices of these two Nobel laureates illustrate the fundamental tension faced by all scientists in seeking to understand Nature. We painstakingly observe how Nature manifests herself in the world (the observed “facts”), all the while guessing at what the larger principles at work might be (a “theory”). Theory in hand, our observations become more focused on that which our theory predicts (Kuhn, 1970). Of course, these processes are not temporally separate, but rather deeply interwoven. As the quotes from Medawar and McClintock suggest, there can be some degree of emotional engagement in both—the wonder and awe in observing the patterns (and lovely exceptions) that Nature reveals, as well the horse race excitement of the winning hypothesis. And therein lies the challenge of creating processes for a robust and replicable science.
AB - The voices of these two Nobel laureates illustrate the fundamental tension faced by all scientists in seeking to understand Nature. We painstakingly observe how Nature manifests herself in the world (the observed “facts”), all the while guessing at what the larger principles at work might be (a “theory”). Theory in hand, our observations become more focused on that which our theory predicts (Kuhn, 1970). Of course, these processes are not temporally separate, but rather deeply interwoven. As the quotes from Medawar and McClintock suggest, there can be some degree of emotional engagement in both—the wonder and awe in observing the patterns (and lovely exceptions) that Nature reveals, as well the horse race excitement of the winning hypothesis. And therein lies the challenge of creating processes for a robust and replicable science.
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U2 - 10.1037/pag0000670
DO - 10.1037/pag0000670
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 35113609
AN - SCOPUS:85123974439
SN - 0882-7974
VL - 37
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Psychology and aging
JF - Psychology and aging
IS - 1
ER -