50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior - Scott O. Lilienfeld

Descriere 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior - Scott O. Lilienfeld

\n50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. \n- Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology \n- 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' \n- Provides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life \n- Teaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth \n- Includes over 200 additional psychological myths for readers to explore \nContains an Appendix of useful Web Sites for examining psychological myths \n- Features a postscript of remarkable psychological findings that sound like myths but that are true \n- Engaging and accessible writing style that appeals to students and lay readers alike

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Wiley-Blackwell

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9781405131124

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1

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