How to Think Straight about PsychologyKeith Stanovich's widely used and highly acclaimed book helps students become more discriminating consumers of psychological information, helping them recognize pseudoscience and be able to distinguish it from true psychological research. Stanovich helps instructors teach critical thinking skills within the rich context of psychology. It is the leading text of its kind.
How to Think Straight About Psychologysays about the discipline of psychology what many instructors would like to say but haven't found a way to. That is one reason adopters have called it “an instructor's dream text” and often comment “I wish I had written it. It tells my students just what I want them to hear about psychology”. |
Contents
Psychology Is Alive and Well and Doing Fine | 1 |
What Then Is Science? | 8 |
Psychology as a Young Science | 16 |
Copyright | |
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How To Think Straight About Psychology: Pearson New International Edition Keith E. Stanovich No preview available - 2013 |
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