Lilienfeld provides the framework students need to go from inquiry to understanding. By encouraging students to question, and teaching students how to test their assumptions, Lilienfeld motivates students to use scientific thinking skills to better understand the complex world of psychology.
The idea that there is a fundamental rift between researchers and practitioners should not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the current literature, trends, and general feelings in the field of clinical psychology. Central to this scientist-practitioner gap is an underlying disagreement over the nature of knowledge - namely that while ...
This book of readings by specialists presents the pros and cons of 19 issues that have been controversial in the field of abnormal psychology. Each presentation begins with an introduction by the author, followed by two readings that adopt conflicting and in some cases diametrically opposed perspectives on the issue being debated. All the readings ...
This book offers a rigorous examination of a variety of therapeutic, assessment, and diagnostic techniques in clinical psychology, focusing on practices that are popular and influential but lack a solid grounding in empirical research. Featuring chapters from leading clinical researchers, the text helps professionals and students evaluate the ...
"50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology" uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. This title uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology. It explores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand ...
Can self-help recordings containing subliminal messages improve your self-esteem or memory? Is hypnotic age-regression therapy a valid way of rediscovering lost childhood memories? Does Thought Field Therapy effectively treat anxiety by manipulating energy fields? A dizzying array of popular psychology books, articles, and promotion campaigns tout ...
Personality Disorders: Toward the DSM-V offers a scientifically balanced evaluation of competing theoretical perspectives and nosological systems for personality disorders. Editors William T. O'Donohue, Scott O. Lilienfeld, and Katherine A. Fowler have brought together recognized authorities in the field to offer a synthesis of competing ...
Psychology: A Framework provides an accessible and personalized framework that students need to go from understanding to the application of the science of Psychology. This brief edition text (14 chapters) teaches students how to critically evaluate psychological claims that they experience in everyday life and to apply the science of psychology ...
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Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children's Testimony
