PSY450H1 Chapter 20: psy450 - chapter 20 Richards.doc
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Language is the most multi-disciplinary of subjects (many different disciplines have their interests in language, some of which include: linguistics, philosophy, anthropology and sociology) -- see table 20. 1 (pg. Difficult to chronologically plot the development of psychology and language. Origins of psychological language from that used for referring to the public world has long been known. Idea that psychological language was derived from language used for referring to the public world has been generally accepted (language plays a constructionist role) Turning point: after 1880, as psychology was establishing itself as a natural science, it began to accept idea that its technical language referred to naturally occurring phenomenon (as reflecting an objective reality) Summarization of noah porter"s statements on this matter: All psychological concepts are expressed in analogies drawn from external world phenomenon (this is correct: words label ideas existing separately from words themselves (this idea is now rejected)
