How to Think Straight About Psychology by Keith E Stanovich
This widely used supplement focuses on applying critical thinking techniques to standard concepts in psychology and helps readers to recognize and critically appraise pseudoscience. In particular, this text provides tips on evaluating claims that arise in discussions of psychology in the media and self-help literature. By boldly examining common misconceptions in psychology, this text helps the reader to become more critical and discriminating consumers of psychological information.Keith E.Stanovich, PhD, is a professor of human development and applied psychology at the University of Toronto's Ontario Centre for Studies in Education. He is the only person to have won the Albert J. The International Reading Association's Harris Prize recognizes influential articles on reading. In 1995, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame as the honorary society's youngest member. He received the Oscar Causey Award for contributions to research from the National Reading Conference in 1996, and the Sylvia Scribner Award from the American Educational Research Association in 1997.
Stanovich is a Founding Member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 3 & 15), the American Psychological Society, and the International Academy for Research in Learning Disorders. He was a member of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Prevention of Reading Problems in Early Children. He has written or edited two prior books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780205360932 |
| ISBN 10 | 0205360939 |
| Title | How to Think Straight About Psychology |
| Author | Keith E Stanovich |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education (US) |
| Year published | 2003-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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