Name: Great Ideas in Psychology By Fathali M. Moghaddam
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Great Ideas in Psychology: A Cultural and Historical Introduction by Fathali M. Moghaddam

This book focuses on the key ideas of the most important modern psychologists. Nineteen classic "great ideas" in psychology are critically assessed in their cultural and historical context, with topics ranging from neuroscience to personality, development to socio-cultural issues. The simple narrative style and chapter structure, combined with "critical thinking questions" and a shortlist of essential readings for further study at the end of each chapter, provides an ideal approach for anyone interested in learning about the key ideas and theories in psychology

About Fathali M. Moghaddam

Author Fathali Moghaddam is Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University. A highly respected academic and writer, he has written numerous books and articles, including Social Psychology: Exploring Universals across Cultures (1998, Freeman), and has had many years experience of teaching psychology at undergraduate level.

1. Introduction: Working Out and Working In What makes an Idea Great? Great Ideas and Orientations in Psychology Concluding Comment 2. The Psychological Laboratory The Laboratory Becomes Central to Psychology Critically Assessing the Psychology Laboratory Concluding Comment 3. Placebo Effect Factors to Consider in Testing for the Placebo Effect Meaning and the Active Placebo Complicating Factors Concluding Comment 4.The Freudian Unconscious Early History of the Unconscious The Freudian Unconscious The Unconscious Re-assessed Concluding Comment 5.The Memory Trace: Long Term Potentiation (LPT) Pioneering Ideas Pioneering Experimental Research Debate Over Long-Term Potentiation Concluding Comment 6.Learning The Law of Effect and Classical Conditioning The American Context and Instrumental Learning Learning, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Culture Concluding Comment 7.Intelligence Tests Why Are Intelligence Tests Important? At What Age, If Ever, Does Intelligence Become Fixed? What Are the Contributions of Nature and Nurture to Intelligence? Is There One or Multiple Intelligence? Concluding Comment 8.Artificial Intelligence The Context of Artificial Intelligence The 'Long Debate' and Artificial Intelligence Concluding Comment 9.Stage Models of Development The Major Stage Models Core Assumptions Concluding Comment 10.The Zone of Proximal Development Assumptions of the Traditional Approach A Vygotskian Approach to Child Development Concluding Comment 11.Attachment The Historical Context of the Idea Bowlby's Four Phase Model Variations on the Attachment Theme Concluding Comment 12.Displaced Aggression The Idea of Displaced Aggression in Wider Context The Assumed Association Between Frustration and Aggression Displaced Aggression and Freud's Intergroup Psychology Concluding Comment 13.Personality Traits Methodological Dilemmas Conceptual Dilemmas Concluding Comment 14.The Self The Sense of Self Self-Perception Self-Presentation Concluding Comment 15.Conformity to Group Norms Conformity to Arbitrary Norms Power, Norms, and Conformity Concluding Comment 16.Obedience to Authority The Experimental Study of Obedience Why Are Milgram's Obedience Studies Important? Lessons From Psychological Research on Obedience Concluding Comment 17.Feminist Psychology The Cultural and Historical Context Discovering and Interpreting Gender Differences Concluding Comment 18.Multicultural Psychology Assimilation and Identity Multiculturalism and Identity Concluding Comment 19.Evolutionary Psychology The Historical Context of Darwin's Evolutionary Theory Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology Genes as 'Causes' of Behavior Concluding Comment 20.Social Constructionism The Context and Background of Social Constructionism The Main Implications of Social Constructionism Concluding Comment

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9781851683796

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1851683798

Title

Great Ideas in Psychology: A Cultural and Historical Introduction by Fathali M. Moghaddam

Author

Fathali M. Moghaddam

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

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Oneworld Publications

Year published

2005-06-27

Number of pages

320

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Great Ideas in Psychology Fathali M. Moghaddam

Great Ideas in Psychology by Fathali M. Moghaddam

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