An Inquiry into the Reasons Mainstream Psychology Has Oriented Itself as a Natural Science
探析主流心理学追求自然科学化的原因

Mainstream psychology,characterized as constructivism,behaviourism,and cognitive psychology through history,has adopted the principles and methodologies of natural science,trying to adapt itself as one of the natural sciences. Although this orientation helped psychology become independent and developed,it also brought problems impeding further progress of psychology. This article,concerning the future development of psychology,inquires the reasons why mainstream psychology has oriented itself as a natural s...