Taking sides. Clashing views on psychological issues /

This fourteenth edition of taking sides: psychological issues presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript....

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Slife, Brent D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Conn. : McGraw-Hill, [2006]
Edition:14th ed.
Series:Taking sides.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Research issues
  • Should psychological treatment be empirically supported?
  • Should animal research in psychology be eliminated?
  • Classic dialogue: Was Stanley Milgram's study of obedience unethical?
  • Pt. 2. Biological issues
  • Are humans naturally violent?
  • Are genetic explanations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder faulty?
  • Pt. 3. Human development
  • Does giving praise harm children?
  • Does a mother's employment harm her children?
  • Does the divorce of parents harm their children?
  • Pt. 4. Cognitive processes
  • Are human cognitive and behavioral activities determined?
  • Should psychology adopt a theory of multiple intelligences?
  • Pt. 5. Mental health
  • Does ADHD exist?
  • Does taking antidepressants lead to suicide?
  • Is drug addiction a choice?
  • Pt. 6. Psychological treatment
  • Should psychologists be able to prescribe medicine?
  • Is treating homosexuality ethical?
  • Pt. 7. Social psychology
  • Do video games lead to violence?
  • Does the internet have psychological benefits?
  • Is pornography harmful?