1st Edition

The Structure of Psychological Common Sense

By Jan Smedslund Copyright 1997
    126 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    126 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    Psychologic is a formal system and relationship within which psychological processes are defined. The language people ordinarily use to formulate, think, and talk about psychological phenomena is organized by Jan Smedslund into a set of propositions aimed at identifying the generalities which underlie human behavior. In this way, psychologic illuminates the conceptual system of psychology embedded in ordinary language. This book continues Professor Smedslund's search for stable theoretical structures to explain the meanings that are part of all psychological investigation.

    Contents: Introduction. Persons. Acting. Wanting and Believing. Feeling. Interpersonal Processes. Intrapersonal Processes. Personal Change. Appendices: Primitive Terms. Definitions. Axioms. Presentations, Critiques, and Replies Concerning or Related to Psychologic.

    Biography

    Jan Smedslund