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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Brent D. Slife, Jeffrey S. Reber, and Frank C. Richardson Klappentext In this fascinating volume, experts from varied subdisciplines critique assumptions peculiar to their specialty and then propose alternatives to replace the original assumptions. In analyzing what is taken for granted, this volume teaches critical thinking skills at the same time that it moves psychology in exciting new directions. Zusammenfassung In this work! contributors examine the unquestioned givens of psychology and suggest other ways of looking at them. It covers six major psychology subdisciplines! ranging from clinical psychology to neuropsychology. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContributorsIntroduction: Thinking Critically About Critical Thinking—Brent D. Slife, Stephen C. Yanchar, and Jeffrey S. ReberI. Clinical and Counseling PsychologyPsychotherapy and Modern Dilemmas—Frank C. RichardsonPsychotherapy, Character, and the Good Life—Blaine J. FowersII. Social PsychologySocial Psychology: Key Issues, Assumptions, and Implications—Jeffrey S. Reber and Lisa M. OsbeckSocial Psychology: Exploring Alternative Conceptual Foundations—Edwin E. GanttIII. Neuroscience and Experimental PsychologyThe Assumptions and Implications of the Neurobiological Approach to Depression—Dawson Hedges and Colin BurchfieldAlternative Assumptions for Neuroscience: Formulating a True Monism—Brent D. Slife and Ramona O. HopkinsIV. Cognitive PsychologyCognitive Psychology: Hidden Assumptions—Robert C. BishopA Contextualist Alternative to Cognitive Psychology—Stephen C. YancharV. Developmental PsychologyDevelopmental Psychology and the Death of God—Brian Vandenberg and Shawn P. O'ConnorMoral Visions of Developmental Psychology—John Chambers ChristopherVI. Methodology in PsychologyThe Language and Methods of Science: Common Assumptions and Uncommon Conclusions—Richard N. WilliamsToward An Alternative Psychology—Jeff Sugarman and Jack MartinConclusion: Toward Critical Openness—Suzanne R. KirschnerAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the Editors...
