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Fifty Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior
Lilienfeld, Scott O.
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Edition:
1st
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:
1-4051-3111-X (140513111X)
ISBN-13:
978-1-4051-3111-7 (9781405131117)
Format:
Popular Works
Binding:
Hardcover
Copyright:
2009
Publish Date:
10/09
Weight:
1.38 Lbs.
Pages:
354
Carton Quantity:
20
Subject Class:
C-H (Consumer Health)
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Non-Returnable.
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Class Specifications
Discipline:
Psychology
Subject Definition:
Psychology-Popular Works
NLM Class:
BF 145
LC Class:
BF145
Abstract:
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 opposites attract, people use only 10% of their brains, and handwriting reveals your personalityProvides a mythbusting kit for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday lifeTeaches 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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