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Taking sides : clashing views on psychological issues / Brent Slife

By: Slife, Brent [editor]

Language: English Publisher: Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill , c2006Edition: Fourteenth editionDescription: xx, 377 pages : 23 cmContent type: text Media type: rdamedia Carrier type: rdacarrier ISBN: 9780073545585Subject(s): Psychology | Psychotherapy | Mental HealthDDC classification: 150

Contents:

Should animal research in psychology be eliminated? -- Classic dialogue: Was Stanley Milgram's study of obedience unethical? -- Biological issues -- Are humans naturally violent? -- Are genetic explanations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder faulty? -- Human development -- Does giving praise harm children? -- Does a mother's employment harm her children? -- Does the divorce of parents harm their children? -- Cognitive processes -- Are human cognitive and behavioral activities determined? -- Should psychology adopt a theory of multiple intelligences? -- Mental health -- Does ADHD exist? -- Does taking antidepressants lead to suicide? -- Is drug addiction a choice? -- Psychological treatment -- Should psychologists be able to prescribe medicine? -- Is treating homosexuality ethical? -- Social psychology -- Do video games lead to violence? -- Does the internet have psychological benefits? -- Is pornography harmful?

Summary: 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. An instructor's manual with testing material is available for each volume. Using taking sides in the classroom is also an excellent instructor resource with practical suggestions on incorporating this effective approach in the classroom. Each taking sides reader features an annotated listing of selected world wide web sites and is supported by our student website.

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Includes index

Should animal research in psychology be eliminated? --
Classic dialogue: Was Stanley Milgram's study of obedience unethical? --
Biological issues --
Are humans naturally violent? --
Are genetic explanations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder faulty? --
Human development --
Does giving praise harm children? --
Does a mother's employment harm her children? --
Does the divorce of parents harm their children? --
Cognitive processes --
Are human cognitive and behavioral activities determined? --
Should psychology adopt a theory of multiple intelligences? --
Mental health --
Does ADHD exist? --
Does taking antidepressants lead to suicide? --
Is drug addiction a choice? --
Psychological treatment --
Should psychologists be able to prescribe medicine? --
Is treating homosexuality ethical? --
Social psychology --
Do video games lead to violence? --
Does the internet have psychological benefits? --
Is pornography harmful?

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. An instructor's manual with testing material is available for each volume. Using taking sides in the classroom is also an excellent instructor resource with practical suggestions on incorporating this effective approach in the classroom. Each taking sides reader features an annotated listing of selected world wide web sites and is supported by our student website.

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