>The last one was funnier. >Paul
Hang on Paul...... Remember it says "to be continued", so maybe THAT's where the funny punchline will be! :) Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "sylvestm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:31 AM Subject: Eurogenic Psychology > Although Psychology purports to be the scientific study of behavior and > mental processes,it would seem to be more of the psychology of whites > than other cultures.As a matter of fact the psychology that is taught > in the West today are ideas and formulations derived from Europeans and > Neo- Europeans and tell us more about the underpinnings of Western > capitalistic-imperialistic culture. The founders of modern experimental > psychology emanated fron Europe with ideas specific to that culture. > And attempts to find parallels in other cultures have flopped. > Piaget (who only had one tooth) worked with bourgeois middle class kids in > Switzerland to discover a developmental mode. The principle of > conservation may not apply to African children who may mold clay in all > shapes and sizes without the feeling that something has disappeared. > David McClelland tried to apply achievement motivation principles in India > and it did not work. > And there are countless examples that the Eurogenic penchant for > evidence,reliability,validlty are forms of cognitive modes unique to > Western attitudes of a socio-cognitive manifest desting idea. > What Western psyhology fails to take into account that most people > based their philosophy on feelings which can override thinking when it > comes to a plan of action-it may not be the truth but it is a FACT. > > ======To be continued======= > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ End of Forwarded Message --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
