North American psychology's adherence to logical empiricism, circa 1950, derisively referred to theoretical psychology as ‘armchair psychology’ - a ‘counterfeit to the real thing’.
Definition of logical empiricism in US English:
logical empiricism
noun
see logical positivism
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North American psychology's adherence to logical empiricism, circa 1950, derisively referred to theoretical psychology as ‘armchair psychology’ - a ‘counterfeit to the real thing’.