Unity in psychology : possibility or pipedream?
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Unity in psychology : possibility or pipedream?
American Psychological Association, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- 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
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Psychology is becoming an increasingly specialized but fragmented field. Forces within psychology and society at-large have tended to push psychologists apart. It will take a concerted belief in the importance of unity to combat these forces and mend psychology's splintering image. 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. There is nothing new in this idea. On the contrary, it has been around for many years. Williams James certainly was a unified psychologist! Unity in Psychology: Possibility or Pipedream? will provoke psychologists to examine the forces that define the field and take an active role in shaping the future.
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