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Social Psychological Research: The Comparison of Four Journals

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Witte, Erich H.
Brandt, Valerie

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Every scientific field can be described by its typical research focus or paradigm. These research paradigms or research matrices reflect what is viewed as "normal science' in the respective field. This study aimed to find out what defines the research matrix of the typical Anglo-American social psychology journal versus the typical German social psychology journal and why the "German Journal of Social Psychology', that was founded in the 1970ies in order to enhance application orientation and theoretical integration in social psychological research, had to resign its publication in German and reappeared in English. Twohundredandthree research articles of 4 different journals, published in either English or German, were rated according to differences in their research paradigms. Structural differences in the profiles of these journals showed that the journals published in English take a rather empirical and quantitative approach towards research while the German journals seem to show a stronger theoretical orientation and a more qualitative research approach. Patterns of the unsuccessful German journal suggest a lack of consistency and individuality compared to the other journals.

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Sozialpsychologie Methode Wissenschaftskommunikation Experiment Plan Theorie Verifikation Sozialpsychologie Methodologie Experimenteller Plan Wissenschaftliche Kommunikation Verifikation von Theorien Theorienbildung Research matrix research paradigm social psychological research Kuhn Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie

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2010

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Witte, Erich H.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Brandt, Valerie
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:05:36Z
  • Made available on
    2011-02-08
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    2015-12-01T10:30:51Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:05:36Z
  • Date of first publication
    2010
  • Abstract / Description
    Every scientific field can be described by its typical research focus or paradigm. These research paradigms or research matrices reflect what is viewed as "normal science' in the respective field. This study aimed to find out what defines the research matrix of the typical Anglo-American social psychology journal versus the typical German social psychology journal and why the "German Journal of Social Psychology', that was founded in the 1970ies in order to enhance application orientation and theoretical integration in social psychological research, had to resign its publication in German and reappeared in English. Twohundredandthree research articles of 4 different journals, published in either English or German, were rated according to differences in their research paradigms. Structural differences in the profiles of these journals showed that the journals published in English take a rather empirical and quantitative approach towards research while the German journals seem to show a stronger theoretical orientation and a more qualitative research approach. Patterns of the unsuccessful German journal suggest a lack of consistency and individuality compared to the other journals.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-27436
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/659
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9080
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Keyword(s)
    Sozialpsychologie
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  • Keyword(s)
    Methode
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  • Keyword(s)
    Wissenschaftskommunikation
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  • Keyword(s)
    Experiment
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  • Keyword(s)
    Plan
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Theorie
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Verifikation
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Sozialpsychologie
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Methodologie
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Experimenteller Plan
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Wissenschaftliche Kommunikation
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Verifikation von Theorien
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Theorienbildung
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  • Keyword(s)
    Research matrix
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  • Keyword(s)
    research paradigm
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  • Keyword(s)
    social psychological research
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  • Keyword(s)
    Kuhn
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  • Keyword(s)
    Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie
    en
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Social Psychological Research: The Comparison of Four Journals
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    report
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    PsyDok