“The outlines of the needed psychology of becoming can be discovered by looking within ourselves; for it is knowledge of our own uniqueness that supplies the first, and probably the best, hints for acquiring orderly knowledge of others.” FirstsPsychologyBecomingNeededUniquenessHintsOutlinesSuppliesOrderlyAcquiring Knowledge Book:Becoming; Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality Source: Becoming; Basic Considerations for a Psychology of Personality
“People who are aware of, and ashamed of, their prejudices are well on the road to eliminating them.” PeopleWellsCultureJusticePsychologyAtheismAwarenessDiversityPrejudiceSocial JusticePositive AtheismAshamedEliminatingPreconceptions Book:The Nature of Prejudice Source: The Nature of Prejudice
“The dog [in Pavlov's experiments] does not continue to salivate whenever it hears a bell unless sometimes at least an edible offering accompanies the bell. But there are innumerable instances in human life where a single association, never reinforced, results in the establishment of a life-long dynamic system. An experience associated only once with a bereavement, an accident, or a battle, may become the center of a permanent phobia or complex, not in the least dependent on a recurrence of the original shock.” HumansMayLongDoeSometimesResultsPsychologyDogBattleOriginalsComplexesAccidentsExperimentsInstancePermanentHuman LifeShockDependentAssociationEstablishmentOfferingBellsBereavementLong LifeAccompanyPhobiaRecurrencePavlov Author:Gordon Allport
