Answer to Question #280948 in Psychology for Kal

Question

What do the terms monism, dualism and interactionism mean to you?

Answer 1

Monism refers t a state where mind and body are believed to be manifested as a single substance, while dualism is the existence of mind and body in separate dimensions; they are non-identical and distinct entities. Interactionism, on the other hand, is a theoretical view that the mind consists of different entities, i.e., body and mind and each entity influence another, thus establishing social reality for human interaction