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xx, 332 pages : 23 cm, In a society in which psychological knowledge is shaped as much, if not more, by supermarket tabloids, talk shows, and self-proclaimed \"self-help gurus\" as it is by the latest scientific advances, here is a book that helps students and the public distinguish fact from fiction in the world of psychology. The authors use 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.--From publisher description, Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-318) and index, Introduction: The wide world of psychomythology -- Brain power : myths about the brain and perception -- From womb to tomb : myths about development and aging -- A remembrance of things past : myths about memory -- Teaching old dogs new tricks : myths about intelligence and learning -- Altered states : myths about consciousness -- I've got a feelin

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Author

Lilienfeld, Scott O., 1960-

Publisher

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405131117

Category

health

Subjects

Psychology, Social_sciences

Rating

3.67 / 5 (1,476 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13