50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior serves as an educational guide to critical thinking about psychology.[1] Contained inside are 11 chapters categorizing the 50 into subtopics of psychology.[2] This book discusses a number of most widespread and believed myths of popular psychology – a type of psychology that is not based on scientifically proven facts but are well known by the general public – and helps people learn how identify false claims.[3][4] It has received positive reviews from both academic[5] and popular reviewers.[6] This book was published in 2009 by the Wiley-Blackwell publishing company.[7] It was authored by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry Beyerstein.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Korn, J. H. (2010). Myth busters. Psyccritiques, 55(3), doi:10.1037/a0018442
  2. ↑ http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html
  3. ↑ Wiley,"50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behaviorhttp"://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html
  4. ↑ Roy Sugarman, Ph.D. (2010) Metapsychology Online Reviews
  5. ↑ Hall, H. Science-Based Medicine, November 9, 2009
  6. ↑ Lyon, L. US News and World Report, October 13, 2009
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wiley. "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior". September 2009. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002362.html


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