This widely used supplement focuses on applying critical thinking techniques to standard concepts in psychology and teaches students to recognize and critically appraise pseudoscience. In particular, this text provides tips on evaluating claims that arise in discussions of psychology in the media an
How to Think Straight About Psychology
✍ Scribed by Keith E. Stanovich
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 256
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Teaching students to become better consumers of psychological research.
Keith Stanovich's widely used and highly acclaimed book presents a short introduction to the critical thinking skills that will help students to better understand the subject matter of psychology. How to Think Straight about Psychology, 10e helps students recognize pseudoscience and be able to distinguish it from true psychological research, aiding students to become more discriminating consumers of psychological information.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:
- Evaluate psychological claims they encounter in the general media.
- Distinguish between pseudoscience and true psychological research.
- Apply psychological knowledge to better understand events in the world around them.
✦ Subjects
Психологические дисциплины;Методология и методы психологического исследования;
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For introductory psychology courses at two year or four year institutions. Also for specialty classes throughout the discipline that focus on critical thinking, science vs. pseudoscience, and discrimating valid research in the field. Keith Stanovich's widely used and highly acclaimed book helps stud