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'''''50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior''''' serves as an educational guide to critical thinking about [[psychology]].<ref>Korn, J. H. (2010). Myth busters. ''Psyccritiques, 55''(3), doi:10.1037/a0018442</ref> Contained inside are |
'''''50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior''''' serves as an educational guide to critical thinking about [[psychology]].<ref>Korn, J. H. (2010). Myth busters. ''Psyccritiques, 55''(3), doi:10.1037/a0018442</ref> Contained inside are 11 chapters categorizing the 50 myths into subtopics of psychology.<ref>http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html</ref> This book discusses a number of most widespread and believed myths of [[popular psychology]] – a type of psychology that is not based on scientifically proven facts but are well-known by the general public<ref> http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Popular_psychology.html </ref> – and helps people learn how identify false claims.<ref> Wiley,"50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behaviorhttp"://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html</ref> It has received positive reviews from both academic<ref>[http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/the-mythbusters-of-psychology/ Hall, H. Science-Based Medicine, November 9, 2009]</ref> and popular reviewers.<ref>[http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/articles/2009/10/13/5-common-pop-psych-myths#comments Lyon, L. US News and World Report, October 13, 2009]</ref> The book focuses heavily on several perceptual misinterpretations that plague the field of psychology.<ref> [http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=5609 Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. (2010) Metapsychology Online Reviews]</ref> This book was published in 2009 by the [[Wiley-Blackwell]] publishing company.<ref name=":3">Wiley. "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior". September 2009. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html</ref> It was authored by [[Scott O. Lilienfeld]], [[Steven Jay Lynn]], [[John Ruscio]], and [[Barry Beyerstein]].<ref name=":3" /> |
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[[Popular Psychology]] is a type of psychology that is not based on scientifically proven facts but is well-known by the general public. <ref> http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Popular_psychology.html </ref> |
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Revision as of 07:39, 16 September 2013
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior serves as an educational guide to critical thinking about psychology.[1] Contained inside are 11 chapters categorizing the 50 myths into subtopics of psychology.[2] This book discusses a number of most widespread and believed myths of popular psychology – a type of psychology that is not based on scientifically proven facts but are well-known by the general public[3] – and helps people learn how identify false claims.[4] It has received positive reviews from both academic[5] and popular reviewers.[6] The book focuses heavily on several perceptual misinterpretations that plague the field of psychology.[7] This book was published in 2009 by the Wiley-Blackwell publishing company.[8] It was authored by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry Beyerstein.[8]
References
- ^ Korn, J. H. (2010). Myth busters. Psyccritiques, 55(3), doi:10.1037/a0018442
- ^ http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html
- ^ http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Popular_psychology.html
- ^ Wiley,"50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behaviorhttp"://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html
- ^ Hall, H. Science-Based Medicine, November 9, 2009
- ^ Lyon, L. US News and World Report, October 13, 2009
- ^ Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. (2010) Metapsychology Online Reviews
- ^ a b Wiley. "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior". September 2009. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html
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