Theoretical psychology
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Theoretical psychology is concerned with theoretical and philosophical aspects of the discipline of psychology. It is an interdisciplinary field involving psychologists specialising in, amongst others, cognitive, social, developmental, personality, clinical, perceptual, neurological, biological, evolutionary, historical, political and critical psychology.
In the United States, one group focused on theoretical and philosophical issues in Psychology is The Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (formerly known as The American Psychological Association, Division for Theory and Philosophy of Psychology or APA Division 24). This society regularly hosts symposia, lectures, roundtable discussion, and poster sessions at the annual APA conference.
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- International Society for Theoretical Psychology
- International Society for Theoretical Psychology Conference
- Theory of Psychology and other Human Sciences (Documents No. 9 and 10 in English)
- The Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (American Psychological Association, Division 24)