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Thinking Psychologically Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Key ideas from the book Thinking Psychologically

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Criteria for Evaluating Theories in Psycho­logy

Criterion
What it means
Compre­hen­siv­eness
Does the theory cover everything it should?
Parsimony
Is the theory concise?
Clarity of Constructs
Is the theory clearly expressed?
Internal Consis­tency
Do all the bits of the theory hang together?
Testab­ility
Can the theory be tested?
Empirical Support
Is there evidence to support the theory?
Heuristic Value
Does the theory help us think in new and intere­sting ways?
Adpated from McGhee, 2001 Thinking Psycho­log­ically, London: Palgrave p40 Table 3.4. Presented by permission of the author.