@article{ref1,
title="Measurement, ontology, and epistemology: psychology needs pragmatism-realism",
journal="Theory and psychology",
year="2018",
author="Guyon, Hervé and Kop, Jean-Luc and Juhel, Jacques and Falissard, Bruno",
volume="28",
number="2",
pages="149-171",
abstract="Measurement in psychology is at the heart of a major debate in the academic literature. We aim to contribute to a critical discussion of this issue. We propose to reposition the object of this type of measure, namely a mental attribute as measured by mental tests. Mental attributes should be considered not as a true object independent of the knower, but as an emergent property of a person dependent on the social context. On the basis of this clarified ontology, we consider that an empirical approach to measuring a mental attribute is possible. This approach must be resolutely pragmatist and realist. In practical terms, this means that a test needs to be renegotiated relative to the context. The validation of quantitative measures requires verification of a certain number of criteria. Consequently, our work critically explores measures as they are usually implemented in the area of psychometrics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0959-3543",
doi="10.1177/0959354318761606",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959354318761606"
}