PSY 4130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Psychology Today, World View, Doctor Of Psychology
3 May 2016
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Willingness to employ most effective methods available in solving a problem. Training in professional application of psychological principles rather than in scientific methodology. When employees knew they were being observed, attempt to increase productivity made, they responded positively no matter the chance. Single most informative think you could know about a person. All things including human behaviour could be explained in terms of religious or church dogma. Enlightenment period during which the belief prevailed. Belief that improvement in human condition can come about only by understanding and applying the abstract, universal principles that govern the universe (including human behaviour) Only meaning that terms and concepts have is that which is assigned to them within community of users. Language tool used by members of community to communicate with one another. Each community creates its own language game which reflects its own form of life. Linguistic conventions that guides activities within a community.
