The Implication of Popper’s Anti-inductive Theory for the Development of Indigenous Psychologies

摘要

Echoing Kumar’s advocacy that psychologists should not ignore Popper, this article received the methodological strategies for attaining the epistemological goal of universal psychology or global psychology as suggested by previous indigenous psychologists and argued that it is impossible for them to attain this goal by the inductive method. The significant implications of Popper’s anti-inductive theory for solving this dilemma are emphasized for future progress of indigenous psychologies.