50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
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50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

by Scott O. Lilienfeld

2009•Documentary•352 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, original non-fiction book, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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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. 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...

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
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DocumentaryPsychologicalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsSocial commentary

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NonfictionPsychologyHuman behaviorPopular worksVolksopvattingenPopularpsychologiePsykologiMisvattingen

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Author
Scott O. Lilienfeld
Published
2009
Pages
352
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