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When people think of the issue of method, they usually think of it as a series of procedures designed not only to ensure the objectivity of one’s results, but also to allow other researchers to repeat the work and check the reliability and validity of the results. Method is part of the scientific ethos, which was first developed as part of the sciences of nature in the 16th century, and later applied in the 19th century, to the social sciences. This chapter proposes that method as a series of rules, procedures, and techniques is rooted in a metaphorical vision of one’s subject matter. The design of a method reveals what the researcher imagines about his or her subject. The chapter argues that method is a way of making some things count while discounting other things. The need for a plurality of methods in psychology begins to make sense when people consider how wide the range of soul of method is.
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