Shaping Psychology: Perspectives on Legacy, Controversy and the Future of the Field 1st ed. 2020

Shaping Psychology is a unique collection of in-depth conversations with a selection of the most influential psychologists working today, conducted at the end of a decade that shook psychological science. They provide insights into the controversies at the heart of contemporary psychology, revealing a clash of visions of what psychological science is all about and what its future holds. They are candid on the crisis in psychology and explore its causes, consequences and how to overcome it. They also discuss challenges in the field, their careers, and the experiences that shaped their worldview.Those interviewed include pioneers who have shaped psychology as we know it today and who represent a wide range of specializations, from research to mental health practice, mainstream psychology to critical psychology and neuroscience to the Open Science movement. Elizabeth F. Loftus, Stanford University, USAJerome Kagan, Harvard University, USAMichael I. Posner, University of Oregon, USAScott O. Lilienfeld, Emory University, USARobert J. Sternberg, Cornell University, USARobert Plomin, King’s College London, UK Susan J. Blackmore, freelancer, UKJoseph E. LeDoux, New York University, USANoam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USARoy F. Baumeister, University of Queensland, AustraliaErica Burman, University of Manchester, UKBrian A. Nosek, University of Virginia, USAVikram H. Patel, Harvard Medical School, USADaniel Kahneman, Princeton University, USACarol A. Tavris, freelancer, USA