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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 11 chapters categorizing the 50 into subtopics of psychology.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html | title=50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior}}</ref> This book discusses a number of most widespread and believed myths of [[popular psychology]]&nbsp;— a type of psychology that is not based on scientifically proven facts, but are well known by the general public&nbsp;— 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><ref>[http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=5609 Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. (2010) Metapsychology Online Reviews]</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><ref>Braithwaite, J., Kinmond, K., Thomson, A., Provost, S., & Luyt, R. (2010). Review: 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, Mental Health, Service User Involvement and Recovery, Mental Health, Service User Involvement and Recovery, Personal Tutoring in Higher Education, Teaching Psychology in Higher Education, the Teaching Qualitative Research Methods at Undergraduate Level Dataset Teaching Resource, Tqrmul Working Group. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 9(2), 73-77. http://plj.sagepub.com/content/9/2/73.full.pdf+html</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> 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" />
'''''50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior''''' is a 2009 book written by psychologists [[Scott O. Lilienfeld]], [[Steven Jay Lynn]], [[John Ruscio]], and [[Barry Beyerstein]],<ref name=":3" /> and published 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>.
The book 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 into subtopics of psychology.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html | title=50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior}}</ref> This book discusses a number of most widespread and believed myths of [[popular psychology]]&nbsp;— a type of psychology that is not based on scientifically proven facts, but are well known by the general public&nbsp;— 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><ref>[http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=5609 Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. (2010) Metapsychology Online Reviews]</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><ref>Braithwaite, J., Kinmond, K., Thomson, A., Provost, S., & Luyt, R. (2010). Review: 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, Mental Health, Service User Involvement and Recovery, Mental Health, Service User Involvement and Recovery, Personal Tutoring in Higher Education, Teaching Psychology in Higher Education, the Teaching Qualitative Research Methods at Undergraduate Level Dataset Teaching Resource, Tqrmul Working Group. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 9(2), 73-77. http://plj.sagepub.com/content/9/2/73.full.pdf+html</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>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:09, 28 July 2021

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior is a 2009 book written by psychologists Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry Beyerstein,[1] and published by the Wiley-Blackwell publishing company.[1].

The book serves as an educational guide to critical thinking about psychology.[2] Contained inside are 11 chapters categorizing the 50 into subtopics of psychology.[3] 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 — and helps people learn how identify false claims.[4][5] It has received positive reviews from both academic[6][7] and popular reviewers.[8]

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Korn, J. H. (2010). Myth busters. Psyccritiques, 55(3), doi:10.1037/a0018442
  3. ^ "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior".
  4. ^ Wiley,"50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behaviorhttp"://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html
  5. ^ Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. (2010) Metapsychology Online Reviews
  6. ^ Hall, H. Science-Based Medicine, November 9, 2009
  7. ^ Braithwaite, J., Kinmond, K., Thomson, A., Provost, S., & Luyt, R. (2010). Review: 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, Mental Health, Service User Involvement and Recovery, Mental Health, Service User Involvement and Recovery, Personal Tutoring in Higher Education, Teaching Psychology in Higher Education, the Teaching Qualitative Research Methods at Undergraduate Level Dataset Teaching Resource, Tqrmul Working Group. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 9(2), 73-77. http://plj.sagepub.com/content/9/2/73.full.pdf+html
  8. ^ Lyon, L. US News and World Report, October 13, 2009


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