How to Think Straight About Psychology by Keith E Stanovich

How to Think Straight About Psychology by Keith E Stanovich

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For courses in introductory psychology, critical thinking, and research and experimental methods.

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Keith E. Stanovich, PhD, is currently Professor of Human Development and Applied Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. He is the only two-time winner of the Albert J. Harris Award from the International Reading Association for influential articles on reading. In 1995 he was elected to the Reading Hall of Fame as the youngest member of that honorary society. In 1996 he was given the Oscar Causey Award from the National Reading Conference for contributions to research, and in 1997 he was given the Sylvia Scribner Award from the American Educational Research Association. Stanovich is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 3 & 15), the American Psychological Society, and the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities, and is a Charter Member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. He was a member of the Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children of National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences. He is the author or editor of two previous books.

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ISBN 13	9780321012463
ISBN 10	0321012461
Title	How to Think Straight About Psychology
Author	Keith E Stanovich
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	1998-10-01
Number of pages	240
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