Issues, debates and approaches in psychology
By: Ian Fairholm
Series: Palgrave insights in psychology
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230295377
Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / History; PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General; Psychology
Description: "Psychology is a discipline that comprises various schools of thought, with each taking a different position on key issues, such as ethics and the nature vs. nurture debate. In this concise introduction, Fairholm focuses on the biological, behaviorist, cognitive, psychodynamic, and humanist approaches, and explores the differences in their standpoints"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction and Overview; title: Ethical Issues in Psychology; title: The Nature and Nurture Debate; title: Gender Bias; title: Cultural Bias; title: Determinism and Free Will; title: Reductionism; title: Conclusion.