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Christian psychologists and the practice of true psychology

Today, there are more than one hundred thousand licensed psychologists practicing in the United States.

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Parenting philosophy informed by developmental psychology theories

My parenting philosophy has been formed as a conglomeration and synthesis of research. Each theory of child development has something to offer, and there is no one right or universal theory.

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Strategies for moral persuasion informed by moral psychology

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Freud and the existentialists are too pessimistic about human nature? Are humanistic psychologists closer to the truth, or too optimistic?

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Kepes, S., McDaniel, M. (2013). How trustworthy is the scientific literature in industrial and organizational psychology? Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 6: 252-268.

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Personal ethics and professional conduct in psychology practice

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The diagnostic approach in clinical psychology and mental illness

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Humanistic and social-cognitive perspectives in psychology compared

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