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Investigating Pop Psychology provides the basic tools required to make evidence-informed decisions and thoughtfully distinguish science from pseudoscience through the application of scientific skepticism.
List of contents
1. Examining Claims in Pop Psychology 2. Phrenology and Neuroscience 3. Extrasensory Perception, Psychokinesis, and Sensation 4. Dream Interpretation and Consciousness 5. Superstition and Learning 6. Alien Encounters and Memory 7. Learning Styles and Cognition 8. Brain Training and Intelligence 9. Psychosexual Stages and Development 10. Horoscopes and Emotion 11. Spectrophilia and Sexuality 12. Alternative Medicine and Health 13. Selling Flimflam and Social Influences 14. Projective Tests and Personality 15. Demonic Possession & Disorders 16. Energy Psychology and Therapy 17. Postscript: How to Resist False Claims
About the author
Stephen Hupp, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in the United States. In 2015, he won the Great Teacher Award from the SIUE Alumni Association. He has published several books including
Pseudoscience in Therapy and Dr. Huckleberry's True or Malarkey? Superhuman Abilities.Richard Wiseman, PhD, is a Social Psychologist and Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. He has published over 100 academic papers, written several best-selling psychology books (including
The Luck Factor and 59 Seconds) and created psychology-based YouTube videos that have attracted over 500 million views.
Summary
Investigating Pop Psychology provides the basic tools required to make evidence-informed decisions and thoughtfully distinguish science from pseudoscience through the application of scientific skepticism.
