Scott O. Lilienfeld

John Ruscio

Barry L. Beyerstein

Steven Jay Lynn

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology Explores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as 'opposites attract', 'people use only 10% of their brains', and 'handwriting reveals your personality' Provides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life Teaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth Includes over 200 additional psychological myths for readers to explore Contains an Appendix of useful Web Sites for examining psychological myths Features a postscript of remarkable psychological findings that sound like myths but that are true Engaging and accessible writing style that appeals to students and lay readers alike

Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

Teresa M Amabile

Mary Ann Collins

Regina Conti

Dean Whitney

Elise Phillips

Martha Picariello

An update of the author's 1983 work, The Social Psychology of Creativity, retaining the original edition's preface, ten chapters, and references, with updates after each chapter. Material in the original chapters that gets expanded treatment in the updates is marked by a symbol. The updates review major changes in theory and research in the field of creativity, focusing on the ways creativity can be killed or encouraged by social-psychological influences. For students, researchers, and general readers. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Update To The Social Psychology Of Creativity

Creativity In Context

John Ruscio

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