Problematization of psychological practices: articulations on foucauldian thought

Psychological effects of thought acceleration.

Six experiments found that manipulations that increase thought speed also yield positive affect. These experiments varied in both the methods used for accelerating thought (i.e., instructions to brainstorm freely, exposure to multiple ideas, encouragement to plagiarize others' ideas, performance of easy cognitive tasks, narration of a silent video in fast-forward, and experimentally controlled ...

The Historical Problematization of “mixed Race” in Psychological and Human-scientific Discourses

When Hitler (1927/1999) reflected on his political struggle, he explored three topics regarding race mixture1: Race mixture was against nature, it meant the end of culture, and it lowered the level of the higher race. Hitler’s technique of problematization—his way of showing why race mixture was against nature—was crude. He used the term “species” when talking about races, a common practice in ...

A history of psychology: main currents in psychological thought

about softening of bones and skeletal deformities. On the basis of autopsy, he concludes that the anatomical seat of whooping-cough (coqueluche) is neither the chest nor the stomach, but rather the upper part of the oesophagus, pharynx, and larynx. For most ailments, he finds little difficulty in diagnosis (the characteristic cough of coqueluche may be recognized before even seeing the child). ...

Acoustic Interpretation of Pharyngeal Articulations

This investigation examines the acoustic contrasts present in pharyngeal articulations. Pharyngeal articulations include consonants found in Native North American, Caucasian and Semitic languages; and habitual postures such as pharyngeal voice quality settings in individual speakers. Our investigations, up until now have involved spectrographic examination focusing on behaviour of the first and...

Migrant ESOL Learners: a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis