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A Self-Directed Approach for a Science of Human Experience

A Self-Directed Approach for a Science of Human Experience 63 A SELF-DIRECTED APPROACH FOR A SCIENCE OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE James J. Barrell and James E. Barrell Many of us feel that something is missing in psychology. Somehow the results of our research often fail to "touch" our personal lives in a concrete and meaningful way. Traditionally, we have attempted to study phenomena apart from ourselves as experiencers. What appears needed is a science of human experi- ence. The following work has been written for people who feel this need. Perls (1951) and Reich (1972) have pointed out the inadequacies of our traditional scientific attitudes. Koch (1967) has even suggested that the very fate of psychology may be bound up with the resolution of problems related to observa- tion and style of reporting experiential variables. Our intent in this work will be to solve these kinds of problems and hopefully offer an alternative approach for the science of psychology. Approach and method represent two separate stages in psychological research. Reichenbach (1961) speaks of approach as the context of discovery whereas methods provides the con- text for justification. The distinction refers to the well-known difference between the investigator's way of arriving at hypoth- eses and his way of presenting http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Phenomenological Psychology Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1975 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0047-2662
eISSN
1569-1624
DOI
10.1163/156916275X00143
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Abstract

63 A SELF-DIRECTED APPROACH FOR A SCIENCE OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE James J. Barrell and James E. Barrell Many of us feel that something is missing in psychology. Somehow the results of our research often fail to "touch" our personal lives in a concrete and meaningful way. Traditionally, we have attempted to study phenomena apart from ourselves as experiencers. What appears needed is a science of human experi- ence. The following work has been written for people who feel this need. Perls (1951) and Reich (1972) have pointed out the inadequacies of our traditional scientific attitudes. Koch (1967) has even suggested that the very fate of psychology may be bound up with the resolution of problems related to observa- tion and style of reporting experiential variables. Our intent in this work will be to solve these kinds of problems and hopefully offer an alternative approach for the science of psychology. Approach and method represent two separate stages in psychological research. Reichenbach (1961) speaks of approach as the context of discovery whereas methods provides the con- text for justification. The distinction refers to the well-known difference between the investigator's way of arriving at hypoth- eses and his way of presenting

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Journal of Phenomenological PsychologyBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1975

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