How to Think Straight About Psychology by Keith E Stanovich

How to Think Straight About Psychology by Keith E Stanovich

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