"This is a history of how twentieth-century Britons came to view themselves and their world in psychological terms, and how this changed over time. It examines the extent to which psychological thought and practice could mediate, not just understanding of the self, but also a wi…
This is a study of how psychological thinking developed as a feature of life in 20th century Britain. Ranging from the excitement about a new age at the start of the century to the permissive society of the 1970s, it offers us a new picture of how Britons of the period came to t…
The ultimate goal of the cognitive sciences is to understand how the brain works--how it turns "matter into imagination." In Imagination and the Meaningful Brain, psychoanalyst Arnold Modell claims that subjective human experience must be included in any scientific explanation o…
"The ultimate goal of the cognitive sciences is to understand how the brain works - how it turns "matter into imagination." In Imagination and the Meaningful Brain, psychoanalyst Arnold Modell claims that subjective human experience must be included in any scientific explanation…
by Rodriguez, Noelie, Ryave, Alan
fromQualitative research methods
by Ryave, Alan, Rodriguez, Noelie Maria
fromQualitative research methods
Systematic self-observation is a valuable research method to gather information about those social actions that are hidden, restricted or subjective.
by Rodriguez, Noelie, Ryave, Alan
fromQualitative research methods
"Systematic self-observation (SSO) is a valuable research method used by social scientists to gather information about those social actions that are hidden, restricted or subjective. The advantage of using self-observation over another research method, such as interviewing, for …
The idea that there is a truth within the person linked to the discovery of a deeper, more fundamental, more authentic self, has been a common theme in many religions throughout history and an idea that is still with us today. This inwardness or interiority unique to me as an es…
"Can conscious experience be described accurately? Can we give reliable accounts of our sensory experiences and pains, our inner speech and imagery, our felt emotions? The question is central not only to our humanistic understanding of who we are but also to the burgeoning scien…
A psychologist and a philosopher with opposing viewpoints discuss the extent to which it is possible to report accurately on our own conscious experience, considering both the reliability of introspection in general and the particular self-reported inner experiences of "Melanie,…
A study of various methods and uses of stimulated recall in the field of second language research. Topics covered include an introduction to introspective methods, characterization of stimulated recall, data collection methods and possible applications of stimulated recall.
A study of various methods and uses of stimulated recall in the field of second language research. Topics covered include an introduction to introspective methods, characterization of stimulated recall, data collection methods and possible applications of stimulated recall.
