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50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior

Paperback • 2009 • English • 1. edition

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior

By Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, Barry L. Beyerstein

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About the book

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 personality' Provides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psycho...Show more

Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Child, developmental and lifespan psychology
Popular psychology

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ISBN

9781405131124

Publisher

Wiley

Published year

2009

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior

Format

Paperback

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