3.6 Prediction AND Influence
Many psychologists are also satisfied with being able to predict psychological events. Functional contextualists, on the other hand, want to know how both to predict and influence such events. Knowing how to influence or change psychological events is important for applying psychological principles and helping people.
Functional Contextualism
Analytic Goal | Method |
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Prediction and influence of psychological events |
I can see the importance of knowing how to apply the predictions to influencing events.