PSYC 4033 Quiz: Psyc 4008 test 1
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Watson developed an approach to writing psychology-refered to as prescriptive aproach: meaning like a physicians script, or method we employ to do something. Thought of them as terms that could describe two things (descriptors/adverbs) of methods people would use; and also as adjectives or types of psychology/period of times. +you know what people are and are not by where they fall on the line (i. e. one end of the spectrum vs. the other) *we tend to think we are the highest evolved creatures that exists, on and on* External history internal: stick as much as possible into a narrow area within subject external: changes taking place in psychology are couched outside psychology; such as geography or physics. Zeitgeist/ortgeist: atmosphere/climate/spirit of an age; identifiable ages in which though is generally changing. *you and i dichotomize what is happening; superstition vs. science.
