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Measurement, ontology, and epistemology: Psychology needs pragmatism-realism

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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 this type of measure, namely a mental attribute as measured by mental tests. Mental attributes should be considered not as a true object independent of the knower, but as an emergent property of a person dependent on the social context. On the basis of this clarified ontology, we consider that an empirical approach to measuring a mental attribute is possible. This approach must be resolutely pragmatist and realist. In practical terms, this means that a test needs to be renegotiated relative to the context. The validation of quantitative measures requires verification of a certain number of criteria. Consequently, our work critically explores measures as they are usually implemented in the area of psychometrics.

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Psychologie
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hal-02275497 , version 1 (30-08-2019)

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Hervé Guyon, Jean-Luc Kop, Jacques Juhel, Bruno Falissard. Measurement, ontology, and epistemology: Psychology needs pragmatism-realism. Theory and Psychology, 2018, 28 (2), pp.149-171. ⟨10.1177/0959354318761606⟩. ⟨hal-02275497⟩
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