Well, what do you want? Psychology was invented by Europeans. --Mike
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:31 PM, michael sylvester <[email protected]>wrote: > > Except for Physiological,Euro and U.S-centric psychology reflect models > that are far removed to African-American reality.And the reason why this > remains is due to some assumptions which leads to the FEE= Fundamental > Eurocentric Error.The FEE can be seen in the following assumptions :that > scientific objectivity follows a certain consequential path and that is > this path is quantifiable.However it does not address the issue of who or > what decides relevancy;the idea of independent variables; however ,the > idea of an IV rids understanding behavior of real content especially in > African-American life where relationships between variables can be very > complex. > Interestingly enough; that main effects statistically are of more import > than interaction effects and that internal validity > of experimental procedures presupposes external validity are other ideas > that fuel the FEE. > Eurocentric psychology fits well within the Eurocentric paradigm with its > penchant for a)illusory self-improvement b) independence c) > competitiveness d) the functional autonomy of ideational delights > e)individualistic grandstanding F) the elevation of intellectual activity to > higher standards than the other human survival attributes > The African-American paradigm is more collectivisric in > orientation.The Eurocentric individualistic -African American collectivistic > dichotomy is real.Howver,the FEE is that the latter could be construed as > a deficency,where in reality both paradigms could be viewed as "deficit > neutral" It is assumed that as nations become more interdependent ,the > Eurocentric paradigm will be,ironically,scientifically challenged. > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
