EXTRA topic issues



Additional Topics Issues

Spring 2012

• Does evolution explain why men rape?

• Is crying beneficial (Current Directions 2008)

• Are zero tolerance policies effective in the schools? Amer. Psychologists, Dec. 2008)

• Does divorce have positive/negative long-terms effects on the children involved?

• Is the theory of multiple intelligences valid?

• Is the positive psychology movement fundamentally flawed?

• Do animals have personalities?

• Is neuroticism a purely negative trait?

• Does exercise improve mental health? (APA Monitor Dec. 2011)

• Hypnosis- Altered state or role

• Is schizophrenia genetic or learned behavior?

• Is psychotherapy a science or an art? The scientist-practitioner debate

• Is personality only a combination of 5 major factors or traits

• Are racial differences real in intelligence?

• Are there hidden benefits to music lessons

• Is age-based reverse discrimination acceptable in the workplace? (APA monitor, Sept. 2003)

• Do attitudes about aging affect longevity? (APA Monitor, Oct. 2002)

• Is sex offender treatment effective? (APA Monitor July, 2003)

• Does abortion have severe psychological effects?

• Have antidepressant drugs proven to be effective?

• Should psychotherapy include religious values?

• Can sex be an addiction?

• Is parapsychology a credible science?

• Does laughter really affect health?

• Can suicide ever be a rational decision?

• Do diagnostic labels hinder treatment?

• Should abstinence be the goal for treating people with alcohol problems?

• Should memory-dampening drugs be used to alleviate the symptoms of trauma?

• Is daycare harmful to children?

• Can social support from pet’s lower stress?

• Does the contact really work for reducing prejudice?

• Do positive illusions promote mental health? (Colvin, JPSP 1995)

• Is emotional intelligence really a form of intelligence?

• Is intuition a valid way of knowing?

• Are birth order effects of intelligence real?

• Can people accurately detect lies?

• Is electroconvulsive therapy ethical?

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