Psychological Science Under Scrutiny, 9781118661079
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Is psychology truly science? Examining biases, data, and the future.

Psychological Science Under Scrutiny

recent challenges and proposed solutions

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    400 pages

  • Release Date

    23 February 2017

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Summary

Questioning the Couch: Psychological Science Under Scrutiny

Psychological Science Under Scrutiny explores a range of contemporary challenges to the assumptions and methodologies of psychology, in order to encourage debate and ground the discipline in solid science.

  • Discusses the pointed challenges posed by critics to the field of psychological research, which have given pause to psychological researchers across a broad spectrum of sub-fields
  • Argues th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781118661079
ISBN-10:1118661079
Author:Scott O. Lilienfeld, Irwin D. Waldman
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:Wiley-Blackwell
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:23 February 2017
Weight:567g
Dimensions:239mm x 168mm x 23mm
About The Author

Scott O. Lilienfeld

Scott O. Lilienfeld is Professor of Psychology at Emory University. His principal areas of research are personality disorders, psychiatric classification and diagnosis, pseudoscience in mental health, and the teaching of psychology. He is the author or co-author of numerous publications including 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, and is co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology.

Irwin D. Waldman is Professor of Psychology at Emory University. His research centers on the classification, development, and etiology of children’s psychiatric disorders and behavior problems, social behavior and social cognition, and temperament and personality. He is the author of numerous articles within leading journals in the field, and is an Associate Editor of the journal Behavioral Genetics.

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