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Naturalistic Misunderstanding of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

The University of Missouri–St. Louis, 264 Marillac Hall, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, Missouri 63121-4499

JOAN E. MCKERROW

Columbia University, New York, New York 10027

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle has been misinterpreted by naturalistic researchers. They have utilized the principle as an argument against the efficacy of the rationalistic paradigm. They falsely assume that this argument supports the naturalistic research paradigm. This article attempts to expose the basic misunderstanding of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and its misuse in the current literature on naturalistic research.

Educational Researcher, Vol. 20, No. 1, 17-20 (1991)
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X020001017


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