Psychology is undergoing major cultural changes methodologically, with efforts to redefine how psychologists analyze and report their data. Davidson (2018) argued that psychology's methodological crises stem from mechanical objectivity involving the adoption of an analytic tool as source of dependable knowledge. This has led to institutionalization, and eventually uncritical ritualistic use, such as happened with null hypothesis statistical testing. Davidson invoked the mythological symbol of the Ouroboros to represent the endless churning of statistical fads. Sidman (1960), in his Tactics of Scientific Research provided a shield from these problems in terms of the premium he placed on the experience, expertise, judgement, and decision‐making of the scientist, that appear to be absent in psychology's ritualized processes.

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从历史上重新背景化 Sidman 的策略：行为分析如何避免心理学的方法论 Ouroboros

心理学在方法论上正在经历重大的文化变革，努力重新定义心理学家如何分析和报告他们的数据。戴维森 (2018) 认为，心理学的方法论危机源于机械客观性，涉及采用分析工具作为可靠知识的来源。这导致了制度化，并最终导致不加批判的仪式性使用，例如零假设统计检验发生的情况。戴维森引用了衔尾蛇的神话符号来代表统计时尚的无休止翻腾。Sidman (1960)，在他的科学研究策略中 就他对科学家的经验、专业知识、判断和决策的重视，这些问题在心理学的仪式化过程中似乎不存在。