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Comments on an article by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine & Ara Norenzayan (see record 2010-14802-001). Henrich et al.'s critical review demonstrating that psychology research is over-reliant on WEIRD samples is an important contribution to the field. Their stronger claim that “WEIRD subjects are particularly unusual” is less convincing, however. We argue that WEIRD people's apparent ...
Dec 22, 2022 · Similarly, funding agencies should consider instituting policies and practices that could meaningfully contribute to a less WEIRD database of evidence and promote longer-term changes in research that help to address concerns about the generalizability of psychological science, such as requiring a proportion of funded research projects to meet criteria that align with transforming the current ...
Jan 29, 2024 · Humanistic psychology begins with the existential assumptions that people have free will and are motivated to achieve their potential and self-actualize. Person-Centered Therapy Rogers developed client-centered therapy (later re-named ‘person-centered’), a non-directive therapy, allowing clients to deal with what they considered important, at their own pace.
Aug 31, 2016 · People who are low in agreeableness tend to be more competitive, assertive, and may be more willing to engage in conflict. Neuroticism: This is a person’s level of emotional stability, anxiety, and tendency to experience negative emotions. People with high levels of neuroticism tend to be more anxious, easily stressed, and prone to ...
Dec 20, 2023 · Humanistic Theory of Personality. Central to Rogers” personality theory is the notion of self or self-concept.. This is defined as “the organized, consistent set of perceptions and beliefs about oneself.”
A person with graduate training in psychology who specializes in abnormal behaviour. He or she must be registered and licensed with a provincial psychological regulatory body in order to probide psycholgical services in that province.
The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous is a 2020 book by Harvard professor Joseph Henrich that aims to explain history and psychological variation using approaches from cultural evolution and evolutionary psychology. In the book, Henrich explores how institutions and psychology jointly influence each other over time.
