The Power of Predictions: An Emerging Paradigm for Psychological Research
Abstract
In the last two decades, neuroscience studies have suggested that various psychological phenomena are produced by predictive processes in the brain. When considered together, these studies form a coherent, neurobiologically inspired program for guiding psychological research about the mind and behavior. In this article, we consider the common assumptions and hypotheses that unify an emerging framework and discuss the ramifications of such a framework, both for improving the replicability and robustness of psychological research and for renewing psychological theory by suggesting an alternative ontology of the human mind.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 16, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1177/0963721419831992
Entities
People
- J. Benjamin Hutchinson
- Lisa Feldman Barrett
Organizations
- Harvard Medical School
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Northeastern University
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
- University of Oregon