Intro
Contents
Chapter 1: Finding the Place of Experimental Psychology: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: From Introspection to Experiment: Wundt and Avenarius' Debate on the Definition of Psychology
Aim of the Paper
Historical Background
Wilhelm Wundt Between Introspection and Experiment
Richard Avenarius and the Physiological Experiment as a Paradigm
Wundt's Reply to Avenarius
Groundbreaking Aspects of Avenarius' Conception of Psychology
What Can We Learn from the Debate Between Avenarius and Wundt About Experimental Psychology?
References

Chapter 3: Truth and Mind: How Embodied Concepts Constrain How We Define Truth in Psychological Science
What Is Truth?
Embodiment and Grounding: A Brief Introduction
How the Brain Represents : Maps and Cognitive Controllers
What the Brain Represents: Affordances
Consequences of Embodiment for Our Understanding of Concepts
Consequences of Embodied Concepts for Science and Truth
The Way Out of Psychology's Truth Crises
References
Chapter 4: Operationalization and Generalization in Experimental Psychology: A Plea for Bold Claims
Introduction

Tasks as Means, Tasks as Ends
Operationalization
Bold Claims: The Case of Rule-Violation Behavior
Generalization
References
Chapter 5: The Role of Social Context in Experimental Studies on Dishonesty
Introduction
Major Experimental Paradigms of Dishonesty Research
Performance Misreporting Tasks
Stochastic Tasks
Social Tasks
Instructed Intention Tasks
Dishonesty with and Without Deception
Simulating Dishonesty in a Lab
Harm and Victim Identity
Hierarchy of Rules and Norms
Conclusion
References

Chapter 6: What Is a Task and How Do You Know If You Have One or More?
Introduction
Addressing the Limitations of SR Associations
Task Switching and Task Representation
Limits of Task Switching
Switching Costs May Not Always Reflect Switching Tasks
Summary
References
Chapter 7: The Problem of Interpretation in Experimental Research
Meaning of Events
Detection and Adoption of Norms
Neglecting Meaning
Conclusion
References
Chapter 8: Methodology of Science: Different Kinds of Questions Require Different Methods

There Is Methodology and There Is Methodology
Some Definitions
What Is Science?
Science Is Knowledge
Knowledge of Causes
Different Theories of Causality
Knowledge About Nonsensory World
Scientific Knowledge Is Constructed
Science Is Based on Method
Scientific Methods Require Methodology
Two Kinds of Methodological Questions
Methodology Today and the Role of a Question in Sciencing
Why Pure Induction Is Impossible
Why Hypothetico-Deductive Method Can Be Highly Fallible
Why Bayesian (and Haig's Abductive Theory of) Method Is Useless for Psychology