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SummaryScience is considered as an open system that constitutes a sub-entity of the total system "society" and whose functions include the production, systematization, communication and application of knowledge. Since this system is made up of individuals and groups, its functions are dependent on psychological factors. This fact serves as a starting point for a psychology of science, which can contribute to opt'nnizing scientific practice by treating the heuristic, organizational, technological, and normative aspects of scientific activity. Zeitsc~ri~ fur aUgemeine W'~senscha~theorie IV,~ I19731 Probleme einer effektiven Gestaltung der