Science as Psychology: Sense-Making and Identity in Science Practice

by Kareen R. Malone, Wendy C. Newstetter, Nancy J. Nersessian, et al.

Book Overview

Science as Psychology reveals the complexity and richness of rationality by demonstrating how social relationships, emotion, culture, and identity are implicated in the problem-solving practices of laboratory scientists. In this study, the authors gather and analyze interview and observational data from innovation-focused laboratories in the engineering sciences to show how the complex practices of laboratory research scientists provide rich psychological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521708419
• ISBN13: 9780521708418
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"