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9781405131124 |
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9781444360745 (ebook) |
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150 |
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50 great myths of popular psychology : |
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shattering widespread misconceptions about human behavior / |
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Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, Barry L. Beyerstein. |
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Fifty great myths of popular psychology : |
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shattering widespread misconceptions about human behavior |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Chichester, England : |
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Wiley-Blackwell, |
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2010. |
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1 online resource (303 pages) |
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online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- <br/>Ch. 1. BRAIN POWER --<br/>Myth # 1 Most People Use Only 10% of Their Brain Power -- <br/>Myth # 2 Some People Are Left-Brained, Others Are Right-Brained -- <br/>Myth # 3 Extrasensory Perception (ESP) Is a Well-Established Scientific Phenomenon -- <br/>Myth # 4 Visual Perceptions Are Accompanied by Tiny Emissions from the Eyes -- <br/>Myth # 5 Subliminal Messages Can Persuade People to Purchase Products -- <br/>Ch. 2. FROM WOMB TO TOMB -- <br/>Myth # 6 Playing Mozart’s Music to Infants Boosts Their Intelligence -- <br/>Myth # 7 Adolescence Is Inevitably a Time of Psychological Turmoil -- <br/>Myth # 8 Most People Experience a Midlife Crisis in Their 40s or Early 50s -- <br/>Myth # 9 Old Age Is Typically Associated with Increased Dissatisfaction and Senility -- <br/>Myth # 10 When Dying, People Pass through a Universal Series of Psychological Stages -- <br/>Ch. 3. A REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST -- <br/>Myth # 11 Human Memory Works like a Tape Recorder or Video Camera, and Accurately Records the Events We’ve Experienced -- <br/>Myth # 12 Hypnosis Is Useful for Retrieving Memories of Forgotten Events -- <br/>Myth # 13 Individuals Commonly Repress the Memories of Traumatic Experiences -- <br/>Myth # 14 Most People with Amnesia Forget All Details of Their Earlier Lives -- <br/>Ch. 4. TEACHING OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS -- <br/>Myth # 15 Intelligence (IQ) Tests Are Biased against Certain Groups of People -- <br/>Myth # 16 If You’re Unsure of Your Answer When Taking a Test, It’s Best to Stick with Your Initial Hunch -- <br/>Myth # 17 The Defining Feature of Dyslexia Is Reversing Letters -- <br/>Myth # 18 Students Learn Best When Teaching Styles Are Matched to Their Learning Styles -- <br/>Ch. 5 ALTERED STATES -- <br/>Myth # 19 Hypnosis Is a Unique “Trance” State that Differs in Kind from Wakefulness -- <br/>Myth # 20 Researchers Have Demonstrated that Dreams Possess Symbolic Meaning -- <br/>Myth # 21 People Can Learn Information, like New Languages, while Asleep -- <br/>Myth # 22 During “Out-of-Body” Experiences, People’s Consciousness Leaves Their Bodies -- <br/>Ch. 6 I’VE GOT A FEELING -- <br/>Myth # 23 The Polygraph (“Lie Detector”) Test Is an Accurate Means of Detecting Dishonesty -- <br/>Myth # 24 Happiness Is Determined Mostly by Our External Circumstances -- <br/>Myth # 25 Ulcers Are Caused Primarily or Entirely by Stress -- <br/>Myth # 26 A Positive Attitude Can Stave off Cancer -- <br/>7 THE SOCIAL ANIMAL -- <br/>Myth # 27 Opposites Attract: We Are Most Romantically Attracted to People Who Differ from Us -- <br/>Myth # 28 There’s Safety in Numbers: The More People Present at an Emergency, the Greater the Chance that Someone Will Intervene -- <br/>Myth # 29 Men and Women Communicate in Completely Different Ways -- <br/>Myth # 30 It’s Better to Express Anger to Others than to Hold It in -- <br/>8 KNOW THYSELF -- <br/>Myth # 31 Raising Children Similarly Leads to Similarities in Their Adult Personalities -- <br/>Myth # 32 The Fact that a Trait Is Heritable Means We Can’t Change It -- <br/>Myth # 33 Low Self-Esteem Is a Major Cause of Psychological Problems -- <br/>Myth # 34 Most People Who Were Sexually Abused in Childhood Develop Severe Personality Disturbances in Adulthood -- <br/>Myth # 35 People’s Responses to Inkblots Tell Us a Great Deal about Their Personalities -- <br/>Myth # 36 Our Handwriting Reveals Our Personality Traits -- <br/>9 SAD, MAD, AND BAD -- <br/>Myth # 37 Psychiatric Labels Cause Harm by Stigmatizing People -- <br/>Myth # 38 Only Deeply Depressed People Commit Suicide -- <br/>Myth # 39 People with Schizophrenia Have Multiple Personalities -- <br/>Myth # 40 Adult Children of Alcoholics Display a Distinctive Profile of Symptoms -- <br/>Myth # 41 There’s Recently Been a Massive Epidemic of Infantile Autism -- <br/>Myth # 42 Psychiatric Hospital Admissions and Crimes Increase during Full Moons -- <br/>10 DISORDER IN THE COURT -- <br/>Myth # 43 Most Mentally Ill People Are Violent -- <br/>Myth # 44 Criminal Profiling Is Helpful in Solving Cases -- <br/>Myth # 45 A Large Proportion of Criminals Successfully Use the Insanity Defense -- <br/>Myth # 46 Virtually All People Who Confess to a Crime Are Guilty of It -- <br/>11 SKILLS AND PILLS -- <br/>Myth # 47 Expert Judgment and Intuition Are the Best Means of Making Clinical Decisions -- <br/>Myth # 48 Abstinence Is the Only Realistic Treatment Goal for Alcoholics Alcoholics -- <br/>Myth # 49 All Effective Psychotherapies Force People to Confront the “Root” Causes of Their Problems in Childhood -- <br/>Myth # 50 Electroconvulsive (“Shock”) Therapy Is a Physically Dangerous and Brutal Treatment. |
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50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience.<br/>- Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology<br/>- 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'<br/>- Provides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life<br/>- Teaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth<br/>- Includes over 200 additional psychological myths for readers to explore<br/>- Contains an Appendix of useful Web Sites for examining psychological myths<br/>- Features a postscript of remarkable psychological findings that sound like myths but that are true<br/>- Engaging and accessible writing style that appeals to students and lay readers alike |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
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Psychology |
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Popular works |
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Human behavior |
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Lilienfeld, Scott O., |
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1960- |
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Lynn, Steven J. |
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Ruscio, John |
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Beyerstein, Barry L., |
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5069 |
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1949- |
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Print version: |
| Title |
50 great myths of popular psychology : shattering widespread misconceptions about human behavior. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010 |
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approximately 303 pages |
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9781405131117 |
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2009020179 |
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ProQuest (Firm) |
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/miu/detail.action?docID=4452677 |
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Click to View |
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