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International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 1990
Abstract I aim to examine two questions. First, whether ‘folk psychology’ is a kind of theory and, second, more seriously, how are we to understand the system of principles of folk psychology. As to the first, there is a confusion between ‘theory’ and ‘science’.
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Abstract I aim to examine two questions. First, whether ‘folk psychology’ is a kind of theory and, second, more seriously, how are we to understand the system of principles of folk psychology. As to the first, there is a confusion between ‘theory’ and ‘science’.
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The Instrumental Method in Psychology
19971. In the behavior of man we encounter quite a number of artificial devices for mastering his own mental processes. By analogy with technical devices these devices can justifiably and conventionally be called psychological tools or instruments (internal technique in Claparede’s terminology,2 modus operandi according to Thurnwald). [1]
Robert W. Rieber, Jeffrey Wollock
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The future of psychological instrumentation
Behavioral Science, 1968In spite of the rapid growth rate of instrumentation, the quick obsolescence of present hardware, and the difficulties of predicting future technological trends, a number of scientific processes and new developments appear certain to endure. Such “breakthroughs,” it is predicted, will lead to improved equipment and procedures for the psychologist ...
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Instrumental variables in psychology
2017Student Undergraduate Research E-journal!, Vol 3 (2017): Student Research Conference ...
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Religion as an Instrument of Psychological Warfare
Journal of Social Issues, 1990Since the beginning of the civil war in El Salvador in 1980, a significant movement toward conversion to evangelical, pentecostal churches has occurred. Social psychology tends to analyze religious conversion on three dimensions: process, motivation, and generality.
Ignacio Martín‐Baró, Tod Sloan
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Microcomputer implementation of an idiographic psychological instrument
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 1985Abstract The use of microcomputers in clinical assessment in psychology and psychiatry is briefly reviewed. An explanation is given of the distinction between nomothetic assessment, based on the statistical comparison of a^erson's performance with a normative sample of his peers, and idiographic assessment allowing the measurement of clinically ...
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The mechanism and instruments of psychological warfare
Polish Journal of Political Science, 2017This article presented mechanism and instruments of contemporary psychological warfare. Phenomenon of propaganda will be discussed and also the role of its main carrier: mass media. In the further part of the work cyberspace will be presented as other large area of contest for influence on societies.
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Terrorism: Psychological and Instrumental Approaches
1999Terrorism is an extraordinary and extreme form of political behaviour; its historical, political, economic, religious and social causes are far from clear, but it does seem apparent that a major influence is the individual psychology of those who perpetrate such acts.
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Hypnosis as an Instrument in Psychological Experimentation
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 1953Abstract The literature on hypnotism can be divided into three categories. One is concerned with therapy and diagnosis, one with the nature, the dynamics and the technique of hypnosis, and the third—quantitatively small—with the use of hypnosis as an instrument for probing into general psychological problems.
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Psychological instruments at the turn of the century.
American Psychologist, 2000Psychology at the turn of the last century was primarily a natural science in its approach. Its goals paralleled those of experimental physiology and physics that had been so successful earlier in the 19th century. The use of scientific instruments to produce stimuli and record responses in psychological experiments became the hallmark for this new ...
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