Issues, Debates and Approaches in Psychology
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Issues, Debates and Approaches in Psychology

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Issues, Debates and Approaches in Psychology

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From where did the discipline of psychology originate? How has it evolved since its inception? These questions are at the heart of understanding the key debates that are central to psychology. In this highly approachable introduction, Fairholm tackles the big questions in psychology covering the ever controversial nature vs. nurture debate, free will and determinism, and other important topics. Whatever your level of study, this introduction will guide you through the most important issues that psychologists continue to dispute in the twenty-first century. This title stands as part of the Insights series edited by Nigel Holt and Rob Lewis, containing well-rounded, quick guides to the cornerstone theories, main topics and theoretical perspectives of their subjects and are useful for pre-undergraduate students looking to find incisive introductions to subjects that they may be considering for undergraduate study or those looking for helpful preparatory reading for undergraduate modules in the subject.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780230295377
eBook ISBN
9780230363687
Edition
1
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
History & Theory in Psychology
Index
Psychology
Conclusions
195
psychologies,
which
should
not
necessarily
be
considered
as
separate
approaches
in
their
own
right
but
nevertheless
both
interact
with
each
other
and
continue
to
work
with
and
challenge
the
five
approaches.
All
of
this
emphasises
what
a
dynamic
and
eclectic
subject
psychology
is.
Arguably
psychologists
are
no
longer
as
tied
to
a
particular
school
of
thought
or
approach
as
maybe
they
once
were
and
many
draw
inspiration
from
various
sources
and
ideas
inside
and
even
outside
of
psychology.
This
means
that
the
issues
and
debates
we’ve
discussed
in
this
book
will
continue
to
evolve
and
be
discussed
by
psychologists
quite
possibly
for
several
decades
or
more,
and
there
will
no
doubt
be
numerous
further
twists,
turns
and
developments
to
come.
Further
reading
Seligman,
M.
E.
P.,
&
Csikszentmihalyi,
M.
(2000).
Positive
psychology:
An
introduction.
American
Psychologist,
55
(1),
5–14.
Simonton,
D.
K.
(2004).
Psychology’s
status
as
a
scientific
discipline:
It’s
empirical
placement
within
an
implicit
hierarchy
of
the
sciences.
Review
of
General
Psychology,
8
(1),
59–67.
Weisberg,
D.
S.,
Keil,
F.
C.,
Goodstein,
J.,
Rawson,
E.,
&
Gray,
J.
(2008).
The
seductive
allure
of
neuroscience
explanations.
Journal
of
Cognitive
Neuroscience,
20
(3)
,
470–477.

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