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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sternberg, Robert J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Philosophy.

Psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2005]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

"The goal of this book is to examine the opportunities for psychology to become unified in the face of increasing specialization and fragmentation. The motivation for the book is to encourage psychologists to unify themselves before the field of psychology disappears as a unified field or before the field splits into many splinter groups and organizations that lose sight of the field of psychology as a whole. The editor of this volume personally believes in unified psychology. The basic idea is simple: to acknowledge our differences but also to rise above them, especially in our dealings with the outside world. It is noted that there are several reasons why unity is important to us, including conserving resources, credibility, profiting from other disciplines, recognizing their interdependence, and asking the right questions. This book presents diverse viewpoints on unification, and it is the editor's hope that the reader finds the issues with which the authors deal as exciting as he does"--Pref. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)

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.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2006 dcunns.

ISBN:

1591471567

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