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Toward a New Vision of Unified Psychology: Tree of Knowledge System

Author: ZhaoDanDan
Tutor: WuZuo
School: Jilin University
Course: Basic Psychology
Keywords: Tree of Knowledge System Behavioral Investment Theory Rationalization hypothesis Unified Theory
CLC: B84
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract

Psychological community have been very concerned about the split of psychological knowledge, as well as a series of questions related to this, such as the nature of the discipline of psychology, the psychology of the issue of reunification, many domestic and foreign scholars dedicated to the study of this problem, ToK (Tree of Knowledge) system is a Professor Henriques in this context a new psychology unified theory, unified theory, this theory is not to focus on psychology or psychological disciplines internally, but put forward from a macro perspective, including not only psychology but also throughout the natural and social sciences. ToK System is an ambitious and complex unified framework, it will be four levels of nature (matter, life, mind, culture) connected like a tree structure, a level is generated on the basis of the low level. The Henriques think the psychology of the problem is that the conceptual inconsistencies, and too much associated with other disciplines, he thinks ToK system can exclude psychology epistemological confusion, to solve the difficulties on the psychology definition. This system psychology placed between biology and sociology, bottom-up, and biology connected to connected, from top to bottom and Sociology, and Psychology at the same time again divided into two areas, one psychological formalism, and the other is human psychology, the former general animal behavior research, the latter study human behavior, psychological formalism is pure psychology, human psychology is a hybrid between pure psychology and sociology disciplines. This would solve the problem on the psychology definition, it is to solve the dispute has been the biggest physical and mental problems. In this system, which also relates to the some theoretical connection point, which is about four levels of complexity theory, specifically, is to explain how psychology from biology, sociology how psychology, including two theories - the behavior of investment theory (Behavioral Investment Theory, BIT) and rationalization hypothesis (Justification Hypothesis, JH), these two theories is very important theory of the system. BIT mind the theory of evolution, which combines Skinner behavior selection and cognitive neuroscience perspective to explain how the mind is the evolution of life, the theory elaborated in detail the animal and human similarities. JH is the evolution of human self-awareness and cultural theory, explain the different animal and human. The understanding of these two theories to solve another highly controversial issues that distinguish how humans and non-human phase problem. In order to further a thorough understanding of ToK system with Staats psychological behavior theory for comparative analysis, on the one hand because of the Staats committed to a unified theory of psychology research for decades, and propose a unified theory of the system, and Henriques in certain point of view is also endorsed the views of Staats be compared, is to verify that the the Henriques proposed unified theory is a the Staats unified theory of the development and continuation. ToK system put forward, causing extensive combing the opinion of all the scholars, including the views of endorsement of this theory, and criticism. A new theory, there is bound to be divergent reviews of the word, of course, the only way to promote the development and improvement of the theory Professor, Henriques also very welcome to provide valuable advice to his theory. The purpose of this article is to want to take this opportunity to share this theory with many scholars in psychology, in order to be able to get inspired, thus contributing to the study of psychology unified theory.

Toward a New Vision of Unified Psychology: Tree of Knowledge System

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