50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
Autor: | Beyerstein, Barry L. Lilienfeld, Scott O. Lynn, Steven Jay Ruscio, John |
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EAN: | 9781405131124 |
Sachgruppe: | Psychologie |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 04.09.2009 |
Untertitel: | Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior |
Schlagworte: | Hilfe / Lebenshilfe Lebenshilfe Psychologie / Allgemeines, Einführung, Lexikon |
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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 â??opposites attract,â?? â??people use only 10% of their brains,â?? and handwriting reveals your personality * Provides a â??mythbusting kitâ?? 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