PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Egalitarianism, Operationalization, Frontal Lobe
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The methods that we use are closely linked to the answers that we get; i. e. how we ask a q will shape/influence the outcome of the answer. Before beginning research, we need to develop knowledge about the. Talk with ppl; visit different places; ask questions. Psychologists pride themselves on objectivity their approach is based in concerns about bias from being too close to the groups of interest: outsider. Anthropologists, in contrast, pride themselves on getting highly invested and involved their approach is based in truly experiencing culture: insider, e. g. rituals are the most studied in anthropology. A fundamental psychological (and neural) basis of ritual behaviours they begin at the individual brain. Embedded in a larger system of culture, meaning, and symbolism rituals can only be looked at through culture. They really were the trendsetters for cultural psychology; without their collaboration and work, there wouldn"t be this huge sub-discipline. Top 10 most cited papers in all of psychology.
