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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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theories

Many psychological theroies are poor theories yet they are more effective treatment for patients than scientific one.

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Hi, Many psychological theroies are poor theories yet they are more effective treatment for patients than scientific one. Many psychological theories are poor, yet lead to more effective treatment of patients than do more scientific theories. Are you suggesting that pyschological theories can not be scientific?

— Clive

  • Hi, Many psychological theroies are poor theories yet they are more effective treatment for patients than scientific one.
  • Many psychological theories are poor, yet lead to more effective treatment of patients than do more scientific theories.
  • Are you suggesting that pyschological theories can not be scientific?
  • Clive
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Hi,

Many psychological theroies are poor theories yet they are more effective treatment for patients than scientific one.


Many psychological theories are poor, yet lead to more effective treatment of patients than do more scientific theories.

Are you suggesting that pyschological theories can not be scientific?

Clive
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Thank you Clive, Emotion: big smile

yeah, the theories are not scientific but lead to more effective treatment of patients.
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I don’t like the idea of “poor theories” leading to more effective treatments.

How about rephrasing the sentence as follows:

Although many psychological theories are not scientific, they have led to more effective treatments of patients than what the scientif
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