Psychology: Controversies and Myths

One recent problem that the field of psychology has been facing is the replication crisis. This means that researchers redo a psychological study with the same procedures as the original, but they may not obtain the same (significant) results. When these findings first came to light, some started to question the validity of psychology as a science due to its lack of … [Read more...] about The Replication Crisis

Any student who has taken an Introductory Psychology course has read about the Stanford Prison Experiment. Philip Zimbardo, the researcher from Stanford in charge of the study, randomly assigned participants into groups of ‘guards’ (11 participants) or ‘prisoners’ (10 participants), each with corresponding roles and levels of power. Participants were paid for each day in the … [Read more...] about The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Sham Study

Hypnosis is a form of therapy where the subject is put into a deep state of relaxation. During this state, the mind can access memories, sensations, and other thoughts. Hypnosis has many uses, but the main ones are to break bad habits, control pain, manage stress, and manage other health conditions (Johns Hopkins Medicine). Not all people can be hypnotized, and some people are … [Read more...] about Hypnosis and Memory

If someone who is not a professional psychologist is asked to list the psychological disorders that they know, one of the disorders on their list would probably be Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. According to the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), symptoms of DID … [Read more...] about The Debate over Dissociative Identity Disorder