Cognitive resource theory: Issues for specifying a test of the theory.

F. E. Fiedler et al (see record 1992-34884-001) raise a variety of objections to a study by R. P. Vecchio (see record 1990-17057-001), which addressed the 7 propositions of cognitive resource theory. Their objections, which are essentially based on reservations offered in the article itself, reflect overstatement and are largely unfounded. This article examines each of their objections and reiterates areas that deserve further refinement. Future research related to cognitive resource theory will benefit from a consideration of the original points raised in the author's earlier article. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Toward differentiating client attachment from working alliance and transference: Reply to Robbins (1995).

S. B. Robbins (see record 1995-42475-001) provided a thought-provoking response to the article (B. Mallinckrodt, D. L. Gantt, and H. M. Coble; see record 1995-42468-001) that described the development of the Client Attachment to Therapist Scale (CATS). In this reply, recent elaborations of attachment theory are reviewed as applied to adult close personal relationships, and points of similarity and difference between the attachment-based constructs measured by the CATS and measures of client working alliance and transference are clarified. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Beyond symbolizing: A response to Bornstein’s review.

Responds to the review by R. F. Bornstein (see record 2010-02522-001) on the current author's book, "Psychoanalysis and cognitive science: A multiple code theory" (see record 1997-08863-000). Although there is not much that Bornstein says with which Bucci can disagree, she responds specifically to a few of Bornstein's points and adds a few that he does not include. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Hermeneutic inquiry: Response to criticisms.

In this response to the criticisms of R. L. Russell (see record 1988-15663-001) and B. B. Barratt and T. S. Sloan (see record 1988-15649-001) on the present author's article (see record 1985-10720-001), he addresses 4 major points: hermeneutics of everydayness vs deep hermeneutics, grounding in language vs grounding in action, ontological vs ontical hermeneutics, and directing and correcting interpretation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Selected views of family assessment: A commentary.

Comments on articles concerning family assessment by H. D. Grotevant (see record 1990-12120-001); R. B. Hampson et al (see record 1990-12122-001); D. C. Bell and L. G. Bell (see record 1990-12106-001); C. I. Carlson (see record 1990-12110-001); and T. L. Huston and J. K. Rempel (see record 1990-12126-001). It is suggested that theory needs to be related to research and practice more consistently. It would be useful to identify the principle theories in family science and critically examine the unique assessment issues raised by each perspective. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Elaborating the constructionist thesis.

Responds to comments from G. Nettler (see record 1986-20944-001) and A. Kukla (see record 1986-20940-001) regarding the present author's (see record 1986-00014-001) article on social constructionist theory by acknowledging potential ambiguities in the article and by clarifying and extending previous arguments related to empiricism, conventional constraints, and reductionism. (4 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Toward an emancipatory psychology.

Responds to comments by W. Mieder (see record 1991-03996-001), K. L. Dion (see record 1991-03991-001), and K. J. Gergen (see record 1991-03993-001) on T. B. Rogers's (see record 1991-03999-001) examination of the role of proverbs in psychology. It is argued that theory is important for the critical social functions it serves, rather than just for the quest for truth. Also, consideration of an emancipatory psychology is recommended, in which psychology is viewed as a socially embedded discipline. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"Inaccurate implications of philosophy of science and rational-emotive therapy": A rejoinder.

Replies to R. DiGiuseppe's (see record 1988-30290-001) comments on the present author's objections (see record 1988-30350-001) to DiGiuseppe's conceptualization of rational-emotive theory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"A bit more light on Ferenczi and Freud": Response to Tabin.

Comments on the response by J. K. Tabin (see record 1995-43797-001) to the critique by L. Aron and J. B. Frankel (see record 1994-41100-001) of her article on Freud's motivation for rethinking his seduction theory (see record 1994-05584-001). Freud's priority in citing the relationship between splitting of the ego and childhood sexual trauma and his treatment of Ferenczi are highlighted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"Symposium: Three perspectives on Paul Dewald's The psychoanalytic process: A case illustration": Author's discussion.

Responds to the critiques by H. K. Golden (see record 1993-10605-001), J. Newirth (see record 1993-10620-001), and I. Hirsch (see record 1993-10607-001) concerning P. A. Dewald's (1972) patient analysis. Dewald confirms the influence of the analyst's theory and technique on the flow of the analysis and on the analyst's subsequent interpretation of the analysis and recognizes the multiplicity of approaches to analysis. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reply to Ribes-I?esta and to Ardila.

Presents points of discrepancy in the articles of E. Ribes-I?esta (see record 1969-01697-001) and R. Ardila (see record 1969-01690-001). Positive interest and support on the part of the Federal government may be important factors in the growth and development of psychology in Mexico. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Response to "The hegemony of natural scientific conceptions of learning."

Responds to 2 points made by J. W. Osborne (see record 1982-29343-001) in criticism of an article by the present author (see record 1980-26706-001). Three features of phenomenological psychology and the value of a variety of approaches in psychology are discussed. (10 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The empirical claims of maximization theory: A reply to Rachlin and to Kagel, Battalio, and Green.

H. Rachlin (see record 1984-02970-001) and J. H. Kagel et al (see record 1984-02959-001) reported errors in the present author's (see record 1982-22589-001) critique of maximization theory. They presented new evidence that demonstrated that maximization accounts better for equilibrium behavior on schedules of reinforcement than did matching. In this article, Prelec argues that the allegations of mathematical and conceptual errors are without substance and the new data do not differentially favor maximization or matching. (12 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Illusory correlation and the MMPI controversy: Reply to some of the allusions and elusions in Block's and Edwards' commentaries.

In 1890 J. G. Frazer described magical thinking as a failure to distinguish between the concepts of similarity and contiguity on the one hand and the concept of causation on the other. Objects and events that resemble one another or have been in contact are thought to influence one another. The "illusory correlation" interpretation discussed in the present author's paper (see record 1978-20145-001) is a more recent version of Frazer's magical thinking hypothesis. Resemblance is not a good predictor of co-occurrence likelihood in the real world; nonetheless, objects and events that resemble one another are said to go together despite experience to the contrary. The illusory correlation interpretation is explicated with reference to A. L. Edwards's (see record 1978-20107-001) and J. Block's (see record 1978-20097-001) critiques. (20 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A different view of the meaning of the record.

Replies to H. H. Kendler's (see record 1986-26112-001) response to the present author's (see record 1986-00020-001) article, proposing that allowing value considerations into theory formulation and development might be a worthwhile strategy. (4 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Predicting the effects of leadership training and experience from the contingency model: A clarification.

Clarifies some points that the author's article (see record 1972-27994-001), which presented a new interpretation of leadership training and experience, did not make sufficiently clear, and corrects the various misinterpretations of the findings as well as of the underlying theory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Got a minute? Attentional limits revisited.

Responds to comments by R. C. Tees (see record 1991-03035-001), J. G. Adair (see record 1991-03013-001), J. E. Grusec (see record 1991-03021-001), K. Danziger (see record 1991-03016-001), L. P. Mos (see record 1991-03027-001), H. J. Stam (see record 1991-03033-001), and V. Vikis-Freilbergs (see record 1991-03039-001) on W. Thorngate's (see record 1991-03036-001) contention that the overproduction of psychological literature will lead to fragmentation of the discipline. As the works of psychologists proliterate, their scientific truth may capture less attention than their practical importance or personal interest. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Use and misuse of Bayes' theorum in causal attribution: Don't attribute it to Ajzen and Fishbein either.

Contends that B. Fischhoff and S. Lichenstein (see record 1979-03570-001) misconstrue some aspects of the present authors' (see record 1975-21012-001) Bayesian analysis of attribution processes. The authors attempt to clarify the points at issue and their use of Bayes's theorem as a unifying framework for research on causal attribution. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Further considerations for behavior-genetic analysis of humans.

Replies to R. Plomin and T. Foch's (see record 1986-00486-001) disagreement with the present authors and P. A. Rothbaum's (see record 1984-11539-001) presentation of 5 specific points in a critique of Plomin and Foch's (see record 1981-25190-001) earlier behavior-genetic analysis of personality. Rather than replying point–counterpoint to Plomin and Foch, the present authors discuss basic issues that put both critiques into a perspective useful to the application and interpretation of genetic analysis. Three relevant issues in experimental behavior-genetic studies as they apply to correlational behavior-genetic studies of human personality are described. (17 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)