Realistic and Unrealistic Self-Change Efforts.

Responds to comments by M. Lowe (see record 2003-08988-018), C. R. Snyder and K. L. Rand (see record 2003-08988-019) and A. M. Fletcher (see record 2003-08988-020) on the article by J. Polivy and C. Herman (see record 2002-15790-001) regarding false hopes of self-change. In this response, the authors address the aforementioned criticisms and questions raised. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Moral Implications of Globalization and Identity.

Comments on the article by J. Arnett (see record 2002-18352-003) regarding the psychology of globalization. The author touches on the moral implications of globalization. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Bolstering Science and Practice Through Graphism.

Responds to comments by M. Ahmed and C. M. Boisvert (see record 2003-08988-015) and H. Friedman (see record 2003-08988-016) on the article by L. D. Smith et al (see record 2002-18352-001) regarding the role of graphs and tables in hard and soft psychology. Smith et al respond to the challenges of the aforementioned comments. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Globalization and Liberation: Two Sides, Same Coin?

Comments on the article by J. Arnett (see record 2002-18352-003) regarding the psychology of globalization. The author notes the pandemic nature of globalization and its threat to indigenous people. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Do our psychological laws apply only to Americans?

Comments on an article by J. J. Arnett (see record 2008-14338-003) regarding the assertion that American psychology focuses too narrowly on Americans while neglecting the other 95% of the world’s population. The authors challenge Arnett's methodology in his research and question the ways in which he drew his conclusions. They claim that a major weakness of Arnett’s argumentation is that he failed to distinguish between research that tests general laws of behavior and research aimed at describing the impact of societal factors on behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Theory, not cultural context, will advance American psychology.

Comments on an article by J. J. Arnett (see record 2008-14338-003) regarding the assertion that American psychology focuses too narrowly on Americans while neglecting the other 95% of the world’s population. The authors agree with Arnett's call for greater attention to this issue. However, they fundamentally disagree with his position on issues related to generalizability and basic research. The goal of this comment is to provide a critical evaluation of Arnett’s primary arguments as well as to offer alternative strategies for facilitating scientific progress on cultural and diversity issues. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Enculturative continuity and adolescent stress.

Comments on the article by J. J. Arnett (see record 1999-13451-001) which examines the view of adolescent storm and stress. The author argues one predictor that was not mentioned in the article is that adolescent stress is likely to vary directly with the degree of enculturative discontinuity experienced by youths within America and cross-culturally. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American psychology is becoming more international.

Comments on an article by J. J. Arnett (see record 2008-14338-003) regarding the assertion that American psychology focuses too narrowly on Americans while neglecting the other 95% of the world’s population. The authors argue that while Arnett’s assessment was poignant, and his call for a more inclusive, international, and cross-cultural representation in American psychology was timely and admirable; they present data that show substantial progress has been made over the last 30 years, and we conclude that major APA journals are already becoming representative of the world’s research psychologists in some respects. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reaching the neglected 95%.

Comments on an article by J. J. Arnett (see record 2008-14338-003) regarding the assertion that American psychology focuses too narrowly on Americans while neglecting the other 95% of the world’s population. The authors' comments focus on why American psychologists have become overreliant on American samples, and they provide alternative suggestions for broadening the scope of American psychological research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Evidence-based interventions in school psychology: Thoughts on thoughtful commentary.

Responds to comments by S. L. Cristenson, C. Carlson, and C. R. Valdez (see record 2003-01789-008); J. A. Durlak (see record 2003-01789-009); J. R. Levin (see record 2003-01789-010); J. R. Nelson and M. H. Epstein (see record 2003-01789-011); B. E. Wampold (see record 2003-01789-012); and G. E. Waas (see record 2003-01789-013) on the mini-series on evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in school psychology (T. R. Kratochwill and K. C. Stoiber [see record 2003-01789-005]; G. Lewis-Snyder, K. C. Stoiber, and T. R. Kratochwill [see record 2003-01789-007]; and E. S. Shernoff, T. R. Kratochwill, and K. C. Stoiber [see record 2003-01789-006]) . A conceptual framework for future operation of the Task Force on Evidence-Based Interventions in School Psychology (hereafter called the Task Force) is presented within the context of identification, review, coding, analyzing and synthesizing, and disseminating research related to EBIs. Reactions to the mini-series are discussed within the context of this framework. Some general comments on future directions of the Task Force are presented along with challenges and merits of EBIs for the practice of school psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

E pluribus unum.

Replies to comments on the original article by R. J. Sternberg and E. L. Grigorenko (see record 2001-10045-001), which described an approach to psychology ("unified psychology") which is a multiparadigmatic, multidisciplinary, and integrated study of psychological phenomena through converging operations. Sternberg and Grigorenko reply to comments by H. H. Kendler (see record 2003-03406-005), M. Y. Lau (see record 2003-03406-006), J. I. Kassinove (see record 2003-03406-007), W. Chovan (see record 2003-03406-008) and R. Chao (see record 2003-03406-009). Sternberg and Grigorenko note that the aforementioned authors disagree at least as much among themselves as they do with Sternberg and Grigorenko's proposals. Sternberg and Grigorenko provide brief replies to each published comment here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reflections on contributions.

States that the Principles for Education and Training for Organizational Consulting Psychology establish the framework to significantly advance the overall quality of professional preparation in the field. This synopsis provides reflections on the conceptual articles and reaction pieces contained in this special issue of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research: D. R. Fuqua and J. L. Newman (see record 2003-04049-004), W. B. Johnson (see record 2003-04049-005), S. L. Shullman (see record 2003-04049-006), J. A. Cummings (see record 2003-04049-007), and W. J. Campbell (see record 2003-04049-008). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Spirituality, Health, and the Discipline of Psychology.

Replies to comments by D. J. McCormick (see record 2004-10043-013), L. J. Richmond (see record 2004-10043-014), C. A. Rayburn (see record 2004-10043-015), and F. J. Kier and D. S. Davenport (see record 2004-10043-016) on the special section on spirituality, religion, and health in the January 2003 issue of American Psychologist (2003, Vol 58, 24-74). Each of the comments is addressed in turn. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Cross-cultural malaise.

Comments on the articles by M. H. Segall, W. J. Lonner, and J. W. Berry (see record 1998-12442-001) and H. J. M. Hermans and H. J. G. Kempen (see record 1998-12442-002) on cross cultural psychology. The present author examines the idea of globalization from each author's perspective. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Categorical thinking is the target.

Replies to the commentaries by R. G. Tweed, L. G. Conway, III, and Andrew G. Ryder (see record 1999-11644-006), T. L. Holdstock (see record 1999-11644-007), and R. J. Smith (see record 1999-11644-008) on Hermans and Kempen's article (see record 1998-12442-002) on the issues of globalization and localization in cross cultural psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

History, Politics, and Transformational Change in Canadian Health Care: A Rejoinder.

Our rejoinder addresses two common themes raised in the responses by Arnett et al (see record 2004-17185-005), by Hunsley and Crabb (see record 2004-17185-006) and by Mikail and Tasca (see record 2004-17185-007) to our article (see record 2003-09748-001) concerning the potential role of psychological services in the future of public health care in Canada. The first concerns the current system's capacity to evolve beyond the medical-hospital illness model of the 1960s to incorporate psychological treatments aimed at illness prevention and health promotion. This would be more likely if psychologists were to participate directly in primary-care and home-based mental health-care reform. The second theme is the presumed negative role of "politics" rather than scientific evidence in decisions concerning public coverage or subsidy. We argue that democratic decision-making is the proper basis upon which decisions concerning public coverage are made, but it need not be in opposition to evidence-based decision-making. As recommended in the final report of the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, the Health Council of Canada along with applied research institutes can make politicians and policy-makers more aware of the growing body of evidence supporting the efficacy of psychological treatments relative to the alternatives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Concerns About Professional Schools.

Comments on the article by Peterson (see record 2003-08988-002) and asserts that the professional work of clinical psychologists has many different facets, most of which are not easy to evaluate. Furthermore, it is difficult to generalize about professional schools because, as Peterson pointed out and as research affirms, they differ greatly in student quality and in the quality of their graduates. But it is exactly those differences that require closer scrutiny than they may have received so far. Peterson maintains that the effects of training must ultimately be gauged by the performance of graduates in professional work. We endorse that view and echo the urgency expressed by Peterson in his call to get on with the job. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Developmental Dynamics and Contemporary Evolutionary Psychology: Status Quo or Irreconcilable Views? Reply to Bjorklund (2003), Krebs (2003), Buss and Reeve (2003), Crawford (2003), and Tooby et al. (2003).

The authors address commentaries by D. F. Bjorklund (2003; see record 200309105-002); D. M. Buss and H. K. Reeve (2003; see record 200309105-004); C. B. Crawford (2003; see record 200309105-005); D. L. Krebs (2003; see record 2003-09105-003); and J. Tooby, L. Cosmides, and H. C. Barrett (2003; see record 2003-09105-006) on their analysis of the underlying assumptions of contemporary evolutionary psychology (R. Lickliter & H. Honeycutt, 2003; see record 200309105-001). The authors argue that evolutionary psychology currently offers no coherent framework for how to integrate genetic, environmental, and experiential factors into a theory of behavioral or cognitive phenotypes. The authors propose that this absence is due to a lack of developmental analysis in the major works of evolutionary psychology, resulting in an almost exclusive focus on adaptationist accounts of evolution by natural selection rather than a more broad-based focus on the process and products of evolution by epigenetic developmental dynamics. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

More on Trieb: Reply to Mills (2004).

The author replies to J. Mills's (2004) (see record 2004-21113-019) comment on his article "Triebe and Their Vicissitudes: Freud's Theory of Motivation Reconsidered" (G. Frank, 2003) (see record 2003-09630-008). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Intended Consequences.

Comments on Peterson's article (see record 2003-08988-002). The present author maintains that the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) has intentionally and systematically pursued quality and relevance in professional psychology training for nearly 30 years, and asserts that Peterson's article (2003) is a continuation of the old and unsupported claim for the superiority of professional programs based in research universities, and is particularly ill timed. It is further maintained that Schools of Education (professional schools housed primarily in research universities) are actively discussing the crisis of their growing lack of relevance to primary education in the United States, while Schools of Psychology are defining new and essential contributions to primary health care, legal and prison systems, and employment settings. It is also asserted that professional psychology programs housed in a great diversity of settings provide the best array of forums to conduct the necessary dialogues with the world regarding the relevance of psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)