Subject of Psychology: the Principle of Integrity or "Unit Analysis"
The article shows that theoretical studies on the subject of psychology are hindered by the existence of certain traditions in the methodology of psychology. It is argued that one of the obstacles to a constructive solution to the problem of the subject of psychological science is the idea that the “cell” is easier to learn than the whole. In accordance with this tradition, the attention of researchers is directed to the search for “units” of the psyche. The article analyzes in detail the origin of the methodological approach associated with the allocation of “units”. It is argued that such a strategy is not applicable to the interpretation of the subject of psychology as a science. The article proposes a fundamentally different approach: as the subject of psychology, it is proposed to use the broadest possible concept of the human inner world.