On Changing the Framework of Psychology: Comparative Psychology Is What General Psychology Should Be.

Demarest, Jack

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ERIC Number: EJ360058

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Publication Date: 1987

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On Changing the Framework of Psychology: Comparative Psychology Is What General Psychology Should Be.

Demarest, Jack

Teaching of Psychology, v14 n3 p147-51 Oct 1987

Discusses the on-going debate between comparative and behaviorist frameworks in psychology. Advocates a comparative framework and suggests methods to avoid misconceptions about the field. A framework for reorganizing the focus of general psychology and integrating it into a neofunctionalist perspective is included. (DH)

Descriptors: Behaviorism, Educational Methods, Higher Education, Psychology, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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