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| Subjectivism: In philosophy, subjectivism posits that reality is dependent on individual perception or interpretation. In psychology, it refers to the idea that reality is shaped by personal experiences, emotions, and perspectives, influencing one's understanding of the world. See also Perception, Experience, Knowledge, World/Thinking, Objectivity, Reality, Constructivism, Emotions, Perspective, Interpretation, Understanding._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Psychological Theories on Subjectivism - Dictionary of Arguments
Upton I 10 Subjektivism/Psychological theories/Upton: psychologists reject the idea that human thought and behaviour can ever be studied objectively. This is because they argue that there is no single objective reality. Rather, each one of us constructs our own understandings and interpretations of ‘reality’, which are embedded in the context of our interactions with others. ‘Reality’ is therefore highly individualised and subjective. >Subjectivity, >Objectivity, >Objectivism/Philosophy, >Reality, >Thinking, >World/thinking, >Certainty/Philosophy, >Anomalous monism/Philosophy. Local theories: Thesis: These psychologists argue that it is the interactions between people that should be the focus for psychological research. The aim is to describe the subjective experience of participants and understand individuality in order to build ‘local theories’ that apply to the specific social context of an event. >Situations, >Social psychology. Unlike ‘scientific’ theories, they are not concerned with generating predictions as much as making sense of phenomena. These are some of the key features of what is referred to as a qualitative approach, and sometimes called ‘new paradigm’ research. The difference between this and the traditional approach is illustrated by Grieg and Taylor’s (1999)(1) suggestion that, in the positivist approach, children are determined, knowable, objective and measurable, whereas in the qualitative approach they are subjective, contextual, self-determining and dynamic. >Positivism/Psychology, >Self-determination. 1. Grieg, A and Taylor, J (1999) Doing Research with Children. London: Sage._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Psychological Theories Upton I Penney Upton Developmental Psychology 2011 |
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