Related questions that psychologists need answered
What are the details of our evolutionary history as a species?
What happened to the other human species?
Why have we been so successful (at least so far)?
When, why and how did humans become conscious?
What do we mean by consciousness? (Can consciousness be operationally defined?)
Are we the only conscious animals? If so, why?
Are all humans conscious in the same way and to the same degree?
What hardwired (innately-influenced) behaviors have we retained from our distant past? How do these affect our behaviors, thoughts, feelings, and cultures?
How do we know we still have these genetically-influenced behaviors?
To what extent can we (and to what extent should we) intentionally manage our hardwired behavioral tendencies?
Can we focus on ways in which all humans are alike at the same time we focus on the qualities that make individual humans different?
Are there areas of psychological inquiry that we should avoid, on moral or ethical grounds?
What will happen if we find out things about our species that we don't like, or society doesn’t like, or that frighten us?
Could we (and should we) use psychological knowledge to develop recommendations for a rational design of social institutions?
Additional questions from psychologists who are therapists:
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How would a scientific psychology define psychological (and emotional) health?
What treatments for psychological problems have been shown effective by empirical studies?
Do different sorts of psychological problems call for completely different treatment approaches?
How do psychoactive medications really work?
Is talk therapy effective? If so, what are it's mechanisms of action?
Last updated 01 November 2002