It is common practice in psychology to presume that phenomena of interest can and should
be represented numerically, and that inferences should be based on mathematical analysis …

Measurement in psychology is at the heart of a major debate in the academic literature. We
aim to contribute to a critical discussion of this issue. We propose to reposition the object of …

We explore in broad terms the uses of the construct concept in psychological and related
scientific discourses. First, we provide a brief history of the origins and development of the …

The concept 'construct'has been used to denote a large class of phenomena, including more
classically defined traits (such as introversion and extroversion), clinical and diagnostic …

Purpose Financial inclusion is broadly described as the ability of individuals and businesses
to access useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs …

In this final chapter, I focus on objective knowing as it pertains to rational agency. I argue that
the act of knowing something (in the human world) that is not merely a matter of what the …

We provide a historical and philosophical review of the main theories of concepts that
implicitly or explicitly ground the various senses of the concept “concept” in psychology and …

The gap between advanced statistical approaches and epistemological discussion is
certainly one of the most important problems in psychometrics to really improve …

This article is an opinion article that criticizes the usual practice in quantitative psychology.
Our development seeks to link a (pragmatic) critique of measurement and statistical …

In his Investigations, Wittgenstein employed a quotation from Augustine to capture certain of
the essential features of an incoherent conception of language that he believed was at root …