"I think theory is often used synonymously with explanation. I think in psychology, we need a notion of theory that's not just explanatory theory, because part of what we're doing is describing the object." @ufeest.bsky.social #PhilSci #Psychology #MetaSci

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McMichael Professor of Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | he / him | Face for radio
Here's a great article on theory development, in this case Situated Expectancy Value Theory by Eccles & Wigfield. Fascinating history of theory development and epistemic iteration. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09888-9