Psychology Beyond the Ordinary—How to Face Psychology (7th Edition)

Author: Stanovick
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book introduces the essence, content, scientific methods, and social significance of psychological research. It corrects common misconceptions about psychology through insightful and accessible explanations, helping readers understand the truth about the field. It can be said that it serves as a guide for "consumers" to recognize psychology as a "cultural product," hence the title "Psychology Beyond the Ordinary." This book makes a significant contribution to unveiling the veil of misunderstanding surrounding psychology, allowing readers to see its true face. Highly recommended for all who want to know what psychology is and how its knowledge accumulates. It points out that although psychology is a relatively new science, it has a very ancient tradition, which is why people have deep misconceptions about it, believing that the knowledge accumulated through psychological research does not need to be measured and evaluated by modern "scientific" standards. This book tells us that judging the quality of psychological knowledge, like other sciences, must be done using "scientific" standards. The book uses many vivid examples to illustrate what these standards are and how to use them to distinguish true scientific psychology from pseudoscientific psychological common sense that confuses the public.