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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Rise of Abstract Thinking in History. The Developmental Approach Illuminates the Foundations of the Russian Socio-Historical PsychologyGeorg OesterdiekhoffLuria's empirical study in Uzbekistan and Kirgistan belongs to the core of the Russian School of Socio-Historical Psychology. The goal of this article is to examine that research again and to disclose their true fundamentals. All the tests Luria had used in Central Asia come from developmental psychology. However, neither Luria nor his followers fully understood the foundations and consequences … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 2 Apr 2022 · 8,134 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessEvery word in the titleImportance of Comparative Psychology in Pet Industry LitigationCharles I. Abramson, Timothy E. BlackComparative psychology is the branch of psychology that studies animal behavior. This article describes the value of comparative psychology for pet industry litigation. An overview is provided on the unique strengths and skills of a comparative psychologist and how comparative psychology differs from other scientific disciplines interested in the behavior of animals. In addition, examples are provided on how comparative … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2017 · 8,265 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Role of Developmental Psychology to Understanding History, Culture and Social ChangeGeorg W. OesterdiekhoffDevelopmental psychology of the past generations has evidenced that the whole pre-modern humankind stood on pre-operational or concrete-operational stages. Only the modern humankind has also developed the fourth stage of human development, the adolescent stage of formal operations. Lew Vygotski was 1933 one of the first to earmark convincingly the connection of socialisation (school education) and cognitive development as a … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 29 Jan 2015 · 12,911 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleENERGY PSYCHOLOGY-PRACTICES AND THEORIES OF NEW COMBINATIONS OF PSYCHOTHERAPYDaniel J. BenorEnergy Psychology (EP) includes a spectrum of practices in which people tap on their bodies while focusing their minds on problems they want to change. EP therapies often are very rapidly effective. This article examines varieties of explanations for how EP works, including: Cognitive changes, psychological conditioning, expectation effects, distraction techniques, tapping on acupuncture points, shifts in other biological energies, … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 12 Jul 2014 · 16,526 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleQuality of Psychology Test Between Likert Scale 5 and 6 PointsRungson ChomeyaProblem statement: The purposes of this research were (1) to study the quality evaluation psychology test Likert's scale 5 and 6 points (attitude test, locus of control test and achievement motive test) focusing on construct validity, discrimination and reliability, (2) to compare the study of quality psychology test between Likert's scale 5 and 6 points and (3) to compare the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 4 Sep 2010 · 22,849 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleImproving the Psychology Undergraduate Curriculum in Developing Countries: A Personal Note with Illustrations from BrazilCharles I. Abramson, Amauri B. BartoszeckIn this article we suggest various ways in which the undergraduate curriculum for psychology students can be improved in developing countries. Suggestions based on the author's experience in the northeast of Brazil include forming psychology clubs, creating community outreach programs, establishing a human subject pool, skills training, developing research-based courses and seeking outside funding. …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 7,328 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessEvery word in the titleSocial Psychology and Performative Interventions in Human Systems. The GENERATIVE MethodAlessio Nencini, Alessandro Meneghini, Marco PratiThe purpose of this paper is to describe the GENERATIVE method, a methodology for promoting change in human systems (i.e., contexts involving human interactions, such as organizations, communities, institutions). The first part of the paper is focused on the description of the interactionist and constructionist epistemological background adopted. The second is dedicated to the presentation of human systems as socially … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 29 May 2015 · 7,416 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsReduction of Violence in the Course of Recent History Civilization Theory and Theory of Situational Logic in ComparisonGeorg W. OesterdiekhoffTen years ago, Steven Pinker demonstrated on a broad empirical basis that in the course of the history of the last centuries violence has massively decreased in purely quantitative terms. He bases his explanation of this phenomenon on Norbert Elias' theory of civilization, which claims that humankind has developed an ever decreasing willingness to use violence due to psychogenetic development. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 26 Jan 2022 · 6,664 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAncient Roman Civilization and Modern, Industrial Society a Contribution to the Sociological Theory of Long-Term Social ChangeGeorg W. Oesterdiekhoff, Stefan BreuerAncient Roman civilization had many technological, economical and institutional prerequisites to develop the modern, industrial society. However, it did not do so but collapsed instead. For centuries researchers try to find the explanations to the rise of modern, industrial society, to the collapse of the ancient civilization and to the differences between ancient and modern societies. Piagetian psychology can help … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 13 Apr 2021 · 7,827 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRealizing the Impact of Cognitive Dissonance in Predicting Consumer BehaviourAkhilesh Chandra Pandey, Mohit JamwalConsumer psychology has always been the centre of concern for the marketers from the old time and understanding the underlying aspects leads to effective decision making. The present study elicits the concept of post purchase cognitive dissonance in the consumers and embraces its implications in studying the consumer behaviour. A survey was conducted and well framed questionnaire was constructed covering … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 1 Nov 2015 · 9,134 accessesView PDFCite