50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior
Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, Barry L. Beyerstein
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience.
• Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology
• Explores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as 'opposites attract', 'people use only 10% of their brains', and 'handwriting reveals your personality'
• Provides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life
• Teaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth
- • Includes over 200 additional psychological myths for readers to explore
• Contains an Appendix of useful Web Sites for examining psychological myths- • Features a postscript of remarkable psychological findings that sound like myths but that are true
- • Engaging and accessible writing style that appeals to students and lay readers alike
سال:
2009
اشاعت:
1
ناشر کتب:
Wiley-Blackwell
زبان:
english
صفحات:
332
فائل:
EPUB, 1.01 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2009