Psychology

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior 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 [...]

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Positive psychology, or the field of psychology that focuses on enhancing the positive aspects of the human experience, is the name of this new and daring offshoot of mainstream psychology. The historical context, methods and uses of this practice are as numerous as they are noteworthy, as they are part of history in the making. [...]

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The Everything Psychology Book: Explore the Human Psyche and Understand Why We Do the Things We Do (Everything Series) In years past, psychology has been criticized as the stuff of “head-shrinkers” and “quacks.” Now the study of human behavior is universally accepted as a means for better understanding one’s self and achieving inner peace and [...]

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