The 50 Greatest Myths in Psychology: Debunking Common Misconceptions About Human Behavior

Popular psychology is a rich source of myths. It has produced widespread beliefs that everyone assumes to be true, yet psychological research contradicts, refutes, and proves them false. This new book, "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology," achieves the noble goal of debunking many of these myths. The authors examine 50 myths, identifying their origins, the reasons people believe them, and what published scientific research says about them. The authors also debunk a total of 250 myths...