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How to Think Straight About Psychology

By Keith E. Stanovich

Book information

Publisher
Pearson Education
Year
2013
ISBN
9780205914128, 0205914128
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
863 kB (883827 bytes)
Edition
10
Pages
239\257
Orientation
yes
Paginated
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-11-23 16:06:49

Description

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 GoalsUpon 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.

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