PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY'S JURASSIC PARK?

The limits of prediction and control that many chaos theorists have warned us about have been vividly described through the best selling novel and movie , Jurassic Park. In psychology's attempts to expand its horizons, is it entering a Jurassic Park of sorts in wanting for prescription privileg...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 1994, Vol.31 (4), p.692-699
1. Verfasser: BÜTZ, MICHAEL R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The limits of prediction and control that many chaos theorists have warned us about have been vividly described through the best selling novel and movie , Jurassic Park. In psychology's attempts to expand its horizons, is it entering a Jurassic Park of sorts in wanting for prescription privileges? Two ideas in chaos theory, sensitive dependence on initial conditions and self-organization theory, will be considered to assess this possibility .
ISSN:0033-3204
1939-1536
DOI:10.1037/0033-3204.31.4.692