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Chapter 1: Understanding Psychology’s HistoryPage 13abcScientific facts are obtained by scientific method (for example: “studies show that stigma of mental illness remain strong”); popular beliefs are common opinions (for example: “tall people are honest”) There was no verifiable evidence of the existence of the effects of magnetism. Psychological knowledge designed specifically for mass consumption Page 18adCommunication, consolidation of knowledge, protection & control The equality of human beings and their cultures and appreciation of human behavior in its diverse forms. This publication gave a boost to a new wave of researchPage 25c (economics)d Referring to psychology, historiography focuses on the methods used in the study and depiction of psychology’s history The tendency—sometimes deliberate but often unintentional—to view psychological knowledge from specific national or ethnic positions.Page 28d.Practical needs, growing sophistication of research, and rapid developments in education and communicationAttempt at centralization would eventually create a monopoly on knowledge. ................
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