50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology - Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior
Verlag | Wiley & Sons |
Auflage | 2009 |
Seiten | 352 |
Format | 22,8 cm |
Gewicht | 474 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Great Myths in Psychology |
ISBN-10 | 1405131128 |
EAN | 9781405131124 |
Bestell-Nr | 40513112UA |
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for distinguishing science from pseudoscience. Organized around key topic areas of modern psychology such as brain functioning, perception, development, memory, emotion, intelligence, learning, personality, mental illness, and psychotherapy, this book will help students and laypersons to critically evaluate the information and misinformation that is generated by popular psychology
Klappentext:
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
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Aus dem Inhalt:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Wide World of Psychomythology
1. Brain Power: Myths about the Brain and Perception
2. From Womb to Tomb: Myths about Development and Aging
3. A Remembrance of Things Past: Myths about Memory
4. Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Myths about Intelligence and Learning
5. Altered States: Myths about Consciousness
6. I've Got a Feeling: Myths about Emotion and Motivation
7. The Social Animal: Myths about Interpersonal Behavior
8. Know Thyself: Myths about Personality
9. Sad, Mad, and Bad: Myths about Mental Illness
10. Disorder in the Court: Myths about Psychology and Law
11. Skills and Pills: Myths about Psychological Treatment
Postscript: Truth is Stranger than FictionAppendix Recommended Websites for Exploring Psychomythology
References
Index