PSYC 3125 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: University Of Calcutta, University Of Tokyo, Educational Psychology
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What characterized psychology was the existence of multiple psychologies. Each psychology had its universality - its psychological reality was applicable to all human mentality, behaviour and emotions, everywhere. Danziger suggests shift took place after ww2 where resources available in us were to train psychologists. As america became superpower, so did its psychology. When word becomes normative it passes out of conscious reflection so people no longer examine it is called a keyword. America communicated, but received little communication in return (eg those in third world couldnt publish in first world journals) When american psychology exported to other countries, either too poor/war torn or suffering from postcolonialism. Polycentric history: the idea that ps(cid:455)(cid:272)holog(cid:455)"s histor(cid:455) (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot (cid:271)e full(cid:455) u(cid:374)derstood through a single lens but that many histories of psychology need to be examined to create a complete u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of ps(cid:455)(cid:272)holog(cid:455)"s de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. 1947 us announced european recovery plan, commonly known as marhshall plan.
