Methodological Problems With the Academic Sources of Popular Psycholog - Context, Inference, and Measurement

Methodological Problems with the Academic Sources of Popular Psychologyexamines the relationship between academic and popular psychology from a critical perspective based in university-based research. This book looks at the methodological problems in psychology in relation to experimentalism, statistical inference, and psychological measurement.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: The Past and Present Landscape of Pop Psychology
Chapter Two: The Psychology of Cognitive Biases
Chapter Three: Fast Systems and Unconscious Cognition
Chapter Four: Happiness Psychology and Uncertainty
Chapter Five: The Effects of Parenting: Correlations and Causes
Chapter Six: Psychological Measurement: IQ, Personality, and Emotional Intelligence
Conclusion: How to Read Pop Psychology

About the author

Robert Ausch is assistant professor at New York University.

Summary

Methodological Problems with the Academic Sources of Popular Psychology examines the relationship between academic and popular psychology from a critical perspective based in university-based research. This book looks at the methodological problems in psychology in relation to experimentalism, statistical inference, and psychological measurement.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Ausch, Ausch Robert
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781498524162
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2416-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, Psychological methodology