Can anyone suggest articles on the methods of theory development? There are tons of articles on the methods of experimental design and statistical analysis. However, I have a hard time finding such *methodological articles* with the topic of *how to develop or describe a scientific theory*. To give one example, what I mean with methods of theory development: One can often read that a particular theory is more parsimonious (i.e., "better") than an alternative theory. I believe I know what parsimonious means in this context (i.e., requiring fewer assumptions). However, I wonder whether there are articles that describe, for example, what "parsimonious" means regarding the description of a theory? In the best case, such articles would also list other criteria for developing "good" theories.
It is quite likely that my question is related to a whole branch of philosophy. In that case, what would be good articles to start getting into this?
Thanks, Torsten
This chapter and some references therein could be a good starting point:
Gieseler, K., Loschelder, D. D., & Friese, M. (2019). What makes for a good theory? How to evaluate a theory using the strength model of self-control as an example. In K. Sassenberg & M. L.W. Vliek (Eds.), Social psychology in action: Evidence-based interventions from theory to practice (pp. 3–21). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_1
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