The HEXACO Paradigm: Confusing the Map With the Territory
In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn (1962) described how scientific communities develop around a paradigm. A paradigm involves more than a theory. It includes assumptions about what exists, which questions are worth asking, which methods are appropriate, and what constitutes acceptable evidence. These shared assumptions make cumulative research possible. However, they can also prevent researchers from recognizing the limitations of established practices.
Paradigms are like cultures, and like cultures, they can contain subcultures. For example, academic psychologists…
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