Excepting, perhaps, for that whole "cognitive psychology" thing. That seems to consider most of what we consider "mind."
And there really is a reason for the environmental bias: the data. m ------ "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley -----Original Message----- From: Michael Sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 3:43 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [SPAM] - [tips] History and Systems again - Bayesian Filter detected spam It would seem that European schools of Psychology have a penchant for placing more weight on endogenous factors to explain personality and intelligence. As a matter of fact,any controversy re genetic vs environmental influences starts in Europe.The early history of psychology would indicate that the Europeans were on a mind trip:structuralism,gestalt,psychoanalytic,depth psychology.Biological and insctintive theory may still predominate European psychology. American psychology,on the other hand, still carries an environmental bias: functionalism,humanism,behaviorism and Americanization principles underlying most aspects of human behavior.American psychology seem to have booted out the mind. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---
