Psychology's Ghosts The Crisis in the Profession and the Way Back

Name: Psychology's Ghosts The Crisis in the Profession and the Way Back
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ISBN: 9780300178685

ISBN-10: 0300178689

ISBN-13: 9780300178685

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jerome Kagan

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This book is the product of years of thought and a profound concern for the state of contemporary psychology. Jerome Kagan, a theorist and leading researcher, examines popular practices and assumptions held by many psychologists. He uncovers a variety of problems that, troublingly, are largely ignored by investigators and clinicians. Yet solutions are available, Kagan maintains, and his reasoned suggestions point the way to a better understanding of the mind and mental illness.Kagan identifies four problems in contemporary psychology: the indifference to the setting in which observations are gathered, including the age, class, and cultural background of participants and the procedure that…

Book details

List price: $64.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 3/27/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 0.59" wide x 0.83" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Jerome Kagan is Daniel and Amy Starch Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.