This has no direct relevance to ME/CFS; it's just some of us feel it's useful to understand psychology and psychological research. Also, it can be interesting to read criticisms that are being made.
This is heavier than the sort of piece one might find in a daily newspaper (Science News is like a journal, it seems).
To be honest, I didn't understand a couple of things, and would need to see a few examples to feel confident of understanding fully some other points. However, I thought it was interesting to see some sorts of criticisms that are leveled at psychology.
I saw James C. Coyne plug this on Twitter. A quick search of Twitter suggests it's of interest to quite a few/lot of psychologists.Closed Thinking
Without scientific competition and open debate, much psychology research goes nowhere
By Bruce Bower
Web edition: May 16, 2013
Print edition: June 1, 2013; Vol.183 #11 (p. 26)
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/350464/description/Closed_Thinking
This is heavier than the sort of piece one might find in a daily newspaper (Science News is like a journal, it seems).
To be honest, I didn't understand a couple of things, and would need to see a few examples to feel confident of understanding fully some other points. However, I thought it was interesting to see some sorts of criticisms that are leveled at psychology.