Quote by Ulrich Müller

“Because psychologists generally take knowledge as unproblematic, the complexity of Piagetian theory seems simply superfluous.”

— Ulrich Müller

“As a biologist, Piaget considered cognitive development to be part of a much more general tendency of living systems to grow, change, improve and…

— Ulrich Müller

“Jean Piaget was the first psychologist to complete a systematic study of cognitive development. He introduced us to the idea that children are not…

— Clare Landrigan

“the relevance of epistemology for the study of psychology and psychological development is that epistemological assumptions often remain tacit. Practically, this amounts to many…

— Ulrich Müller

The materialistic point of view in psychology can claim, at best, only the value of an heuristic hypothesis.

— Wilhelm Wundt

“Empiricism is not just an empirical method but also a theory of experience. Essentially, it conceives of human beings as passive and sense perception…

— Ulrich Müller

“But theory rarely works in practice, and predictability has a devious sister named complexity. But”

— Jurgen Appelo

The trouble with psychology is that it doesn't take human nature into account.

— Ruth Rendell

Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs.

— Alexander Lowen

“The paradox of neuroplasticity, observes Doidge, is that, for all the mental flexibility it grants us, it can end up locking us into “rigid…

— Nicholas Carr

One must treat theory-in-use as both a psychological certainty and an intellectual hypothesis.

— Chris Argyris

A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior.

— Albert Bandura