Professional interests: Main interests: foundations of empirical research in cognitive and neuro-sciences, philosophy of mind, event-related brain potentials, ecological psychology, reductionism and levels of explanation, theoretical foundations of evolutionary psychology, behavioral genetics, genetic determinism.
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Chapter 1. Science: why, and how? Some Basic Concepts in Scientific Method Chapter 2. Kinds of Explanations: Laws, Interpretations and Functions Chapter 3. Philosophy of Science (1): Logical Positivism and its Failure Chapter 4. Philosophy of Science (2): Criticism and Alternatives to Positivism Chapter 5. Sociology and Psychology of Science Chapter 6. Introducing Philosophy of Mind, Brain and Cognition Chapter 7. Modern Approaches to Mind (1): The Language-based view: Functionalism and the Computational Theory of Mind Chapter 8. Modern Approaches to Mind (2): The Brain-based view: Neurophilosophy, Connectionism and Dynamicism Chapter 9. The Extended Mind: Biology, Body, and Environment Chapter 10. Consciousness and Free Will
Bem and de Jong present complex ideas in an accessible manner. Theoretical Issues in Psychology gives undergraduate psychology students all the resources they need to begin reflecting on the most pressing conceptual issues in their discipline. -- Stuart Wilson From the debates in psychosomatic health to consciousness working mechanisms, and from neuro connectionism to social interactionism, the authors of this text have adopted a variety of perspectives to evaluate well-known psychological theories and contemporary studies. The clear structure of this book, along with the use of multiple real-life examples, will make it easy and enjoyable to use. -- Kirk Chang