{"title":"David Andrew Peterson","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Andrew Peterson's writings invite readers into thoughtful explorations of the human experience, blending elements of \u003cem\u003ephilosophy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003epsychology\u003c\/em\u003e to illuminate the unseen aspects of everyday life. His work encourages reflection on memory, identity, and the subtle layers of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a contemplative and nuanced style, Peterson's books offer a space for readers to engage deeply with abstract ideas made tangible. His approach lends itself to those interested in understanding the complexities of the mind and the nature of reality from a reflective perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-unbuilt-bench-by-david-andrew-peterson-9780231217323","title":"The Unbuilt Bench","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePsychological experts are omnipresent across public and private spheres. Nonetheless, psychology has always been dogged by questions about its authority and validity. Psychological research has yielded relatively few unambiguous successes, and the widely publicised \"replication crisis\" has called much of the published literature into question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow closely akin to other experimental sciences is psychology, and should its findings be assessed by the same standards? What makes psychology distinct, and how do such differences affect understandings of the boundaries of science?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Unbuilt Bench\u003c\/em\u003e, David Peterson argues that the scientific study of the mind and human behaviour is a different sort of epistemic activity than the work of the natural sciences. Through fieldwork in ten experimental psychology laboratories and, as a comparison, a molecular biology lab, he explores the concrete practices of experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOngoing improvement of research practice and technology at the frontiers of data collection, a process Peterson calls \"bench-building,\" is essential to most sciences, since it opens new possibilities for experimentation. Psychology labs, however, largely lack an emphasis on bench-building. Instead, the discipline and its subfields gravitate toward different dimensions of scientific progress that focus on theory building and cultivation of outside audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated exploration of experimental psychology and scientific practice, \u003cem\u003eThe Unbuilt Bench\u003c\/em\u003e also offers new insight into the ethical questions that psychology's aims raise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464700969196,"sku":"9780231217323","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231217323-the-unbuilt-bench.jpg?v=1775051215"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/david-andrew-peterson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}