SAGE Journal Articles

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Article 1:  Madsen, O. J. (2014). Psychology oblivious to psychology: Some limits on our capacity for processing psychology in society. Theory & Psychology, 24, (5). 609-629.

[This article examines psychology’s relationship with society. It focuses on George A. Miller’s vision of psychology and society as being mutually integrative.]

Questions to Consider:

  1. Compare and contrast the main principles between the positivist view in psychology and “the revisionist view” in psychology.
  2. Describe George A. Miller’s ideas about the role of psychology that he expressed in his Presidential Address to the American Psychological Association in 1969. What did he mean by the concept “giving psychology away”?
  3. What is the relationship between the concept of self-esteem and cosmetic surgery practices in Norway according to this article?
  4. Do you agree/disagree that psychological knowledge is being exploited by various interests groups?

Article 2: Liddle, J.R., & Schackelford, T.K. (2011). Teaching the evolution of the mind: Current findings, trends, and controversies in evolutionary psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 38, (2). 128-132.

[This article addresses current findings, trends, and challenges of teaching evolutionary psychology. Suggestions are made how to improve teaching of evolutionary psychology.]

Questions to Consider:

  1. Briefly describe the current findings and trends in the field of evolutionary psychology.
  2. Identify and discuss the main controversies in evolutionary psychology.
  3. What are the challenges of teaching evolutionary psychology? What suggestions are made in the article to overcome those challenges?