DISCUSSION GROUP SCHEDULE
Spring 2000
All readings must be completed by all students before each meeting.
Date, Topic, and Reading
Feb. 9/11 Introduction and logistics Introduction to Taking Sides
Feb. 16/18 Debate preparation
1. Feb. 23/25 Is love a mechanism of evolution? Taking Sides: Issue 5
2. Feb. 1/3 Should animals be used in psychological research? Taking Sides: Issue 2
3. Mar. 8/10 Does religious commitment improve mental health? Taking Sides: Issue 17
4. Mar. 15/17 Classic dialogue: Was Stanley Milgram’s study of obedience unethical? Taking Sides: Issue 1
5. Mar. 29/31 Classic dialogue: Do diagnostic labels hinder treatment? Taking Sides: Issue 9
6. Apr. 5/7 Does viewing television increase a child's aggression? Taking Sides: Issue 7
7. Apr. 12/14 Doe spanking children lead them to become more violent? Taking Sides: Issue 6
8. Apr. 19/21 Is the Consumer Reports conclusion that "psychotherapy helps" valid? Taking Sides: Issue 3
9. Apr. 26/28 Do adults repress childhood sexual abuse? Taking Sides: Issue 9
10. May 3/5 Have antidepressant drugs proven to be effective? Taking Sides: Issue 12
Group W Wednesdays, 9:05-9:55 Room: BIH-331
Group X Wednesdays, 10:10-11:00 Room: BIH-331
Group Y Fridays, 9:05-9:55 Room: BIH-331
Group Z Fridays, 10:10-11:00 Room: BIH-331
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