I don't know - saying that something that is a "relationship" can be referred to as a "law" is a little too mushy a definition for my tastes.
Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thepsychfiles.com On Aug 12, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Stuart McKelvie wrote: > Dear Michael, > > This may only throw a huge spanner in the works, but McBurney and > White's book on research methods use the term "law" as equivalent to > "relationship". So, for example, the frustration-aggression > hypothesis is a law for them. There would be many "laws" with this > approach! > > Stuart > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 > Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 > Bishop's University, > 2600 College Street, > Sherbrooke, > Québec J1M 1Z7, > Canada. > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: > http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy > ___________________________________________________________ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: August 12, 2008 10:14 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] "Laws" in psychology > > In a recent episode of my podcast I stated that contrary to the > advocates of The Secret (who claim that the "law of attraction" is a > "fundamental law in psychology"), I knew of only two concepts in > psychology which are referred to as "laws" - Thorndike's Law of Effect > and Weber's law. Fellow tipster Blaine Peden reminded me that there > are some more that he could think of - the Gestalt laws of perception, > Emmert's Law, and Herrstein's Matching Law. We may argue as to what > constitutes a "law" in psychology and whether the aforementioned > belong in that definition, but Blaine had a good suggestion: is anyone > in TIPS aware of any other laws in psychology? I'd be happy to amend > my podcast on this topic > (http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2008/07/21/episode-64-a-scientist-goes-looking-for-a-self-help-book/ > ). > > Thanks, > > Michael > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
