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Title Critical thinking about psychology : hidden assumptions and plausible alternatives / edited by Brent D. Slife, Jeffrey S. Reber, Frank C. Richardson
Edition First edition
Published Washington, DC ; London : American Psychological Association, [2005]
©2005

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Description viii, 295 pages ; 26 cm
Summary "In this volume, experts from varied subdisciplines critique assumptions peculiar to their speciality 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. 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."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Psychology -- Philosophy.
Psychotherapy -- Philosophy.
Author Slife, Brent D.
Richardson, Frank C.
Reber, Jeffrey S.
LC no. 2004013990
ISBN 1591471877 alkaline paper
1591471877 alkaline paper