Unit 1. Biological issues
Issue 1. Is addiction a brain disease?
Issue 2. Is homosexuality biologically based?
Issue 3. Is evolution a good explanation for psychological concepts?
Unit 2. Research issues
Issue 4. Is American psychological research generalizable to other cultures?
Issue 5. Are traditional empirical methods sufficient to provide evidence for psychological practice?
Issue 6. Does teaching scientific determinism lead to bad behavior?
Unit 3. Development issues
Issue 7. Are today's youth more self-centered than previous generations?
Issue 8. Do online friendships hurt adolescent development?
Unit 4. Cognitive-emotional issues
Issue 9. Can positive psychology make us happier?
Issue 10. Is emotional intelligence valid?
Unit 5. Mental health issues
Issue 11. Does an elective abortion lead to negative psychological effects?
Issue 12. Is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) a real disorder?
Issue 13. Does Facebook have generally positive psychological effects?
Unit 6. Psychotherapy issues
Issue 14. Are all psychotherapies equally effective?
Issue 15. Should therapists be eclectic?
Unit 7. Social issues
Issue 16. Should psychologists abstain from involvement in coercive interrogations?
Issue 17. Does the evidence support evolutionary accounts of female mating preferences?
Issue 18. Can sex be addictive?
Issue 19. Does birth order predict intelligence?
Issue 20. Is the need for social enhancement universal across cultures?