ISSN 0439-755X
CN 11-1911/B

›› 1980, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (01): 32-38.

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ON THE MODERNIZATION OF PSYCHOLOGY IN CHINA:FUNDAMENTAL THEORETICAL VIEWPOINT AND METHODOLOGY

Wang Ji--sheng Institute of Psychology, Academia Sinica   

  • Published:1980-03-25 Online:1980-03-25

Abstract: First of all, the author makes some analysis and summary on thefundamental theoretical viewpoint appearing in the last thirty years of ourpsychological works. He suggests that we must establish a completely newsystem of psychology possessing 5 distinguishing traits as follows: (1)basicthoeries guided by the dialectic materialism, (2)national peculiarities, (3)important features of our age, (4)integrating intently the natural aspectswith the social ones of the mind, and (5)combining theory with practice. Secondly, the author gives comments on the methods of our research undertakenin the last three decades, viz. those methods of conditioned reflex, of classanalysis and of experiment. He also proposes that both methods of naturalscience and of social science be embodied in the psychological research and thatnew methodologies as well as new means of investigation more suitable to thespecial characteristics of psychology be created.

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