ABSTRACT
In his historical review chapter of the second edition of the Handbook of social psychology, Edward E.Jones (1985) took aim at the handful of scoundrels and ne’er-do-wells challenging the dominant tradition of experimental research in American social psychology. Borrowing from William Butler Yeats, he privately equated this critical work to ‘dogs barking in the night…while the caravans move on’. This statement was particularly stinging to us in that Jones was the dissertation adviser for one of us (KJG) and a personal friend to us both. While the experimentalist caravans have indeed moved on with scarcely a sideward glance, the yapping breed (of which we have counted ourselves) has increased in numbers. From all corners of the globe scholars have joined in producing new forms of psychology, new ways of thinking about theory, research and practice, and new ideas about the relationship of the profession to society. While it is too early to know whether integration across these various pursuits is possible (or even desirable), the sense of excitement among the mongrel breed is everywhere and unmistakable.
