April 27, 2001

Psychologist Says the Field Needs More Conservatives; Book Recommends 'Cinematherapy' as Alternative to Counseling

By D.W. MILLER and JENNIFER JACOBSON

LEFT-BRAINED? Richard E. Redding, a psychologist who teaches at the University of Virginia School of Law, thinks his field isn't living up to its liberal commitment to diversity. That is to say, it's too liberal.

"Conservatives are a vastly underrepresented and marginalized minority in psychology," writes Mr. Redding in the March issue of American Psychologist. "The lack of sociopolitical diversity biases research on social-policy issues, ... impedes serving