| Critical Thinking about Psychology: Hidden Assumptions and Plausible Alternatives Contributor(s): Slife, Brent D. (Editor), Reber, Jeffrey Stephen (Editor), Richardson, Frank Calvin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1591471877 ISBN-13: 9781591471875 Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA) OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2004 Annotation: - Target Audience: Professors teaching general psychology, personality psychology, history of psychology and critical thinking about psychology courses.- Secondary Audience: Psychologists interested in learning the current and alternative assumptions in psychology.- Edited by Brent D. Slife, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychology at Brigham Young University. (Provo, UT)- Jeffrey S. Reber, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychology at the State University of West Georgia. (Carrolton, GA)- Frank C. Richardson, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas. (Austin, TX)- This edited book will provide a critical analysis of all aspects of the discipline, including conceptions of critical thinking themselves; it will additionally expose the profession's underlying assumptions and tacit values to serious evaluation.- Bookstore Markets: Critical Thinking; Psychology- Library Markets: Research collections; psychology collections |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology |
| Dewey: 150.1 |
| LCCN: 2004013990 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 7.2" W x 10.36" (1.56 lbs) 295 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Critical Thinking About Psychology: Hidden Assumptions and Plausible Alternatives contributors examine the unquestioned givens of psychology and suggest other ways of looking at them. Psychologists are taught early in their careers to use their research findings to examine common myths and debunk false beliefs. Yet, in spite of this emphasis on critical analysis, psychologists do not typically subject psychology itself to such evaluation. In this fascinating volume, experts from varied subdisciplines critique assumptions peculiar to their specialty and then propose alternatives to replace the original assumptions. The book covers six major psychology subdisciplines, ranging from clinical psychology to neuropsychology. Contributors critique unquestioned tenets of the field such as the dualism between mind and body, the truth of efficient causation, and the discrete unit known as the individual. Authors then provide alternative ways of seeing the field, such as nondualistic models of the self and a moral vision of human development, effectively creating new conceptual ground for psychology. skills at the same time that it moves psychology in exciting new directions. |
