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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Apperception, content-based psychology and design
Pertti Saariluomasubject
Structure (mathematical logic)Cognitive scienceNatural lawAs isMental representationScientific thinkingContent (Freudian dream analysis)PsychologyApperceptionEpistemologydescription
A core area of scientific thinking is explaining. This means answering to the “why-questions and how questions” (Hempel 1965). Why does Sam have a fewer? Why did an organization fail abroad? Why a structure is able to support the weight of snow? How more effective valves for an engine can be designed? How to make computer games more attractive for female users? These are typical examples of design problems, all of which should be based on scientific explanation, i.e., what should be answered based on the laws of nature or as is becoming increasingly more evident, based on the laws of the human mind.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 |