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The information-processing approach.

A H van der Heijden1, S Stebbins

  • 1Department of Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Psychological Research
|January 1, 1990
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The information-processing (IP) approach in psychology, initially reacting to behaviorism, now focuses on relative properties rather than absolute ones. This shift has refined IP psychology into a disciplined experimental science.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Philosophy of Psychology

Background:

  • The information-processing (IP) approach emerged as a critique of behaviorism in psychology.
  • It shifted focus from external behavior to internal cognitive entities and processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the theoretical language and conceptual clarity within the IP approach.
  • To identify the core reasons for the IP approach's development into a sophisticated experimental science.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of theoretical language in IP psychology.
  • Reinterpretation of the IP approach using formal logic and difference calculus.
  • Examination of the IP approach's focus on relative vs. absolute properties.

Main Results:

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  • The IP approach exhibits an undisciplined theoretical language with undefined basic concepts.
  • The success of IP psychology stems from its focus on relative or differential properties.
  • A formal reinterpretation reveals IP psychology as an empirical difference calculus.

    • Conclusions:

    • The IP approach has evolved into a disciplined experimental science by focusing on relative properties.
    • This reinterpretation strengthens IP psychology's scientific standing and clarifies its interdisciplinary relations.
    • The IP approach can be understood through formal logic, independent of philosophical complexities.