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Methodismus

English translation: methodism (lower case "m")

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German term or phrase:Methodismus
English translation:methodism (lower case "m")
Entered by: Regina Eichstaedter

07:31 Nov 30, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
German term or phrase: Methodismus
This is from an academic text discussing the use of psychological research tools in forensic science:

"Die Komplexität der Methodenentwicklung für eine dynamische Situationsprognose terroristischer Anschläge, aber auch in der tatsächlichen Anwendung erfordert eine permanente Überprüfung von Denk- und Handlungsstrategien sowie eine selbstkritische und Kritik zulassende Position, um vereinfachenden Handlungstendenzen wie konformatorische Wahrnehmung und Methodismus sowie Schutzmechanismen wie „Groupthink“ entgegenzuwirken.... Methodismus wiederum bedeutet, dass an in der Vergangenheit bewährten Maximen festgehalten wird."

The author assures me that the term is a "feststehender psychologische Fachbegriff," but it doesn't appear in my bilingual dictionary of psychology (Roland Haas). The following two sites, however, discuss a form of "methodism" in philosophy:

http://books.google.de/books?id=wN5tj_01aaAC&pg=PA482&lpg=PA...

http://www.the-philosopher.co.uk/mille.htm

Is "methodism" a psychological term of art in English, and if so, how does one distinguish it from the religious denomination? (Just a lower case "m"?)

I'd be grateful for any input.
Ann Marie Ackermann, JD
Local time: 05:37
methodism
Explanation:
Methodismus ist in der Psychologie die Tendenz zum Handeln im vorgeprägten Ritual



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Note added at 25 mins (2010-11-30 07:56:29 GMT)
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Ich habe leider keinen Hinweis in englischer Sprache auf dieses Konzept gefunden....
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Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 05:37
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Thanks! If I am going to distinguish the word from the religious denomination, it will have to be with a lower case "m"!
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5 +1Methodism
Constantinos Faridis (X)
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Regina Eichstaedter
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religious methodism
Judith Shiozawa (X)

  

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Methodism


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism_(disambiguation)
# Methodism (philosophy), an approach in philosophy

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Latest News and Information on Methodism (philosophy)
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Methodism (philosophy). In the study of knowledge, Methodism refers to the epistemological approach where one asks "How do we know? ...
www.kokunevents.com/.../Methodism-(philosophy).html - Προσωρινά αποθηκευμένη
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Descartes' Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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από L Newman - 2010 - Γίνεται αναφορά σε 20 - Σχετικά άρθρα
20 Jul 2010 ... 1.4 Methodist Approach. How is the would-be Knower to proceed in ..... Let us not pretend to doubt in philosophy what we do not doubt in our ...
plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: Greek

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methodism


Explanation:
Methodismus ist in der Psychologie die Tendenz zum Handeln im vorgeprägten Ritual



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Note added at 25 mins (2010-11-30 07:56:29 GMT)
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Ich habe leider keinen Hinweis in englischer Sprache auf dieses Konzept gefunden....


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodismus
Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 05:37
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Thanks! If I am going to distinguish the word from the religious denomination, it will have to be with a lower case "m"!
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Reference: religious methodism

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism
"Methodism is a movement of Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide."
I hope that I have correctly understood your question. The church denominations following the methodist movement are called "Methodists" as in Calvinistic Methodists, Free Methodists, and United Methodists.

Judith Shiozawa (X)
Germany
Native speaker of: English
Note to reference poster
Asker: I'm looking for a word that is a term of art in psychology and which has nothing to do with the religious denomination, unless perhaps both have the same philosopnical underpinnings. I'd prefer a word, if it at all exists, that is distinguishable from religious methodism.

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