caa a22 4500 445302046 CHVBK 20180317142601.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20100601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12124-010-9121-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12124-010-9121-z A Stale Challenge to the Philosophy of Science [Elektronische Daten] Commentary on "Is Psychology Based on a Methodological Error?” by Michael Schwarz [Nora Ruck, Thomas Slunecko] In his article "Is psychology based on a methodological error?” and based on a quite convincing empirical basis, Michael Schwarz offers a methodological critique of one of mainstream psychology's key test theoretical axioms, i.e., that of the in principle normal distribution of personality variables. It is characteristic of this paper—and at first seems to be a strength of it—that the author positions his critique within a frame of philosophy of science, particularly positioning himself in the tradition of Karl Popper's critical rationalism. When scrutinizing Schwarz's arguments, however, we find Schwarz's critique profound only as an immanent critique of test theoretical axioms. We raise doubts, however, as to Schwarz's alleged ‘challenge' to the philosophy of science because the author not at all seems to be in touch with the state of the art of contemporary philosophy of science. Above all, we question the universalist undercurrent that Schwarz's ‘bio-psycho-social model' of human judgment boils down to. In contrast to such position, we close our commentary with a plea for a context- and culture sensitive philosophy of science. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Philosophy of science nationallicence Critique of psychology nationallicence Cultural psychology nationallicence Methodology nationallicence Bio-psycho-social model nationallicence Ruck Nora Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychological Basic Research, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010, Vienna, Austria aut Slunecko Thomas Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychological Basic Research, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010, Vienna, Austria aut Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science Springer-Verlag 44/2(2010-06-01), 168-175 1932-4502 44:2<168 2010 44 12124 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-010-9121-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-010-9121-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ruck Nora Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychological Basic Research, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010, Vienna, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Slunecko Thomas Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychological Basic Research, University of Vienna, Liebiggasse 5, 1010, Vienna, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science Springer-Verlag 44/2(2010-06-01), 168-175 1932-4502 44:2<168 2010 44 12124 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer