Reflexivity as Key Element Specificity of Object of Research of Personality Psychology

Authors

  • Dmytro Vlasyuk Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University

Keywords:

reflexivity, methodology of psychology, the object of the research, personality psychology, research paradigm, G. Soros’s theory of reflexivity

Abstract

Individual reflection as a unique characteristic of personality is a key element of the specificity of the object of the research of personality psychology in relation to objects of other scientific disciplines. This difference to a large extent determines the specificity of the scientific paradigm and research methodology of personality psychology.

Author Biography

  • Dmytro Vlasyuk, Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University

    Ph.D. in Psychology, Associate Professor of the Department of General and Social Psychology of the Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University

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Published

2013-03-05

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How to Cite

Vlasyuk, D. (2013). Reflexivity as Key Element Specificity of Object of Research of Personality Psychology. Psychological Prospects Journal, 22, 19-29. https://psychoprospects.vnu.edu.ua/index.php/psychoprospects/article/view/263

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