What is Clinical Interview ? It is also called as Depth Interview and in this type of interview the interviewer shows more interest in study of feelings, motives and inspirations of the person to be interviewed. In this type of interview, the interviewer has prior knowledge about the types of questions he has to ask…
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What Is An Interview ?
What Is An Interview ? What is Interview Meaning and characteristics of interview Generally the face to face conversation between two or more persons to fulfill any specific purpose is called as interview. According to Denzen (1970), “An interview is any face-to- face conversational exchange where one person elicits information from another.” According to Kerlinger…
Case Study Method in psychology
Case Study Method in psychology Case Study Method :- This is one of the main method in psychology. This method is used by clinical psychologists to identify the pathological symptom and its causes among the persons. That is the reason it is also called as clinical method. In this method the psychologist to understand the…
Observation method in psychology
Observation method in psychology Observation method: In 1913 when Watson established the school of behaviorism, be defined psychology in a new context and was called at as science of behavior, whose study can be done by using observation method rather than the introspection method. In this method the observer observes the behavior of an organism…
What is methods of Psychology ?
What is methods of Psychology ? Psychology is the study of human behavior and mental processes.You may also become curious to know how Psychologists study human behavior and mental processes, what are different methods that they use to study different aspects of behavior. Sometimes psychologists prepare a set of questions in the form of a…
What is Philosophy ?
What is Philosophy ? It is said that philosophy is the parent of psychology. By the end of the 19th century contemporary psychology is concerned with some things, such as what is the nature of mind or how man knows about his motives and emotions, these things were the interest areas ofphilosophers. Later, in 19th…
What is Psychology and Disciplines
What is Psychology and Disciplines Any disciplines, who study about human, will certainly consider the relevance of the knowledge of psychology. Similarly, psychologist in understanding human behaviour acknowledges the relevance of other disciplines. Researchers and science, social science scholars have experience the significance of psychology as a discipline. Psychology shares it knowledge in understanding human…
Development of Psychology in India
Development of Psychology in India Indian philosophical tradition is rich in explaining mental processes and human consciousness, the self, the mind-body connection and a number of mental function like; cognition, perception, illusion, attention and logic. In India even deep philosophical roots could not influence the development of modern psychology. The modern era of Indian Psychology…
Major Schools of Thought in Psychology
Major Schools of Thought in Psychology 1. Structuralism: Structuralism is also known as introspectionism and existentialism. School of structuralism was started in Cornell university ( U.S.) in 1892. According to structuralism the subject matter of psychology is the conscious experience. Titchner differentiated between the consciousness and mind. According to him consciousness is related with all…
History of Psychology
History of Psychology Psychology is the systematic and scientific study of mental processes, experiences and behaviour which is expressed and latent. The origin of the word “Psychology” is derived from two Greek understood that each explanation of behaviour words “Psyche” and “Logos” meaning of Psychecan be interpreted by this instinct only. is Soul and Logos…