Critical Thinking About Psychology ─ Hidden Assumptions And Plausible Alternatives

Are the mind and body necessarily separate? Is efficient causation always true? Is the individual always a discrete unit? The most basic tool of psychology is critical thinking, but there has been remarkably little critical thinking about psychology itself. In these 14 articles (including the very helpful introduction and conclusion) contributors deflate some of the primary assumptions in their subdisciplines and propose alternatives. Their general topics include assumptions and alternatives in clinical and counseling psychology, social psychology, neuroscience and experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and methodology. Their alternatives include nondualistic models of the self and a moral vision of human development. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)