Theory and Model Building in Psychology

Fabian Hutmacher is a lecturer at the University of Würzburg, Germany. In his research, he combines empirical methods and (meta-)theoretical reflections to arrive at a better understanding of individual and collective processes of reasoning and remembering. He also holds a keen interest in the philosophy and history of psychology. He is the editor of two books and has published in leading general interest journals such as American Psychologist, Psychological Inquiry, and Psychological Science as well as in journals specializing in meta-theoretical questions, such as Theory & Psychology and the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology .

Alexander Nicolai Wendt is a lecturer at the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria, and the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany. Besides experimental cognitive psychology, he engages with foundational problems of psychology concerning the discipline's history, meta-theory, and methodology. Recent books are dedicated to these concerns: What is Psychology About? The Philosophical Foundations of its Subject-Matter (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), Phenomenological Psychology as Rigorous Science (Springer Nature, 2024).