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Towards the Remarriage of Theoretical Psychology and Psychology

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Some years ago, when I was cruising New York State by Greyhound bus on my way to the Canadian mid-west I found my self seated next to an elderly lady. We struck up a conversation and when she learned that I was a foreigner she started asking questions about life in my part of the world. Apparently she had little knowledge of Holland. Her questions became almost embarrassing and when she asked, “what do people in Holland do for a living?” I felt like I came from say, Sikkim or Somalia.

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Rappard, H.V. (1993). Towards the Remarriage of Theoretical Psychology and Psychology. In: Rappard, H.V., Van Strien, P.J., Mos, L.P., Baker, W.J. (eds) Annals of Theoretical Psychology. Annals of Theoretical Psychology, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2986-6_5

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