应用心理学与基础理论

从严格控制的实验室研究得到的一般原则,常常难以解决实际问题。把独特个案的研究与普遍规律联系在一起,也往往不是容易的。这里,实践优于一般理论是很显然的。应用心理学家的任务就是把日常经验转换成普遍原理,以便提高其科学价值和生命力。

Applied Psychology and Basic Principles

General principles from rigidly controlled laboratory studies often become clogged in solving practical problems. The problem of relating idiographicai studies to nomothetic rules is ubiquitously difficult. Here the advantage of praxis over general theories is apparent. It's applied psychologist's task to transform daily experiences to universal rules in order to enhance their scientific values and vitality.