Unity in psychology : possibility or pipedream? / edited by Robert J. Sternberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sternberg, Robert J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Philosophy.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 185 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2005]

Summary:

Unity in Psychology: Possibility or Pipedream? examines the opportunities for psychologists to come together and unify. A distinguished group of contributors share their common belief that, at some level, the fragmentation of psychology is a mistake. There is a "cure," namely, an approach that emphasizes studying psychological phenomena from a variety of different perspectives.

Contents:

Unifying the field of psychology / Robert J. Sternberg

Unification through diversity / Florence L. Denmark and Herbert H. Krauss

Case-based studies as a source of unity in applied psychology / Daniel B. Fishman and Stanley B. Messer

APA and the search for unity in psychology / Raymond D. Fowler and Merry Bullock

Scientific psychology : should we bury it or praise it? / Howard Gardner

Paradigm lost, paradigm regained : toward unity in psychology / Gregory A. Kimble

Unification of professional psychology through social relevance / Ronald F. Levant

Paradigms, narratives, and pluralism in undergraduate psychology / Thomas V. McGovern, Charles L. Brewer

Unification in theory and method : possibilities and impossibilities / Joseph F. Rychlak

A road to, and philosophy of, unification / Arthur W. Staats.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1591471567

OCLC:

54693354