@ARTICLE{26583223_26983961_2007, author = {E. Klimov}, keywords = {}, title = {Is It not the Time to Reflect on «Language Despotism» in Psychology?}, journal = {Psychology. Journal of Higher School of Economics}, year = {2007}, volume = {4}, number = {2}, pages = {48-55}, url = {https://psy-journal.hse.ru/en/2007-4-2/26983961.html}, publisher = {}, abstract = {Lots of «stock phrases» are used in the professional language of psychologists. They may give rise to associations and ideas that lead to an inadequate understanding of a subject. Although such stock phrases are usually clear to psychologists, they may mislead representatives of other scientific areas. The author gives a number of examples of such «ambiguous» terminology and calls the professional community to discuss the issue of its possible withdrawal from usage and replacing it with more pithy statements.}, annote = {Lots of «stock phrases» are used in the professional language of psychologists. They may give rise to associations and ideas that lead to an inadequate understanding of a subject. Although such stock phrases are usually clear to psychologists, they may mislead representatives of other scientific areas. The author gives a number of examples of such «ambiguous» terminology and calls the professional community to discuss the issue of its possible withdrawal from usage and replacing it with more pithy statements.} }