How to Think Straight About Psychology
by Keith E. Stanovich
11th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780134478623 |
| eText ISBN | 9780134478951 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2019 |
| Edition | 11th Edition |
| Language | English |
How to Think Straight About Psychology, 11th Edition, is a textbook designed to help students critically evaluate psychological claims. Author Keith Stanovich guides learners in analyzing media coverage and separating pseudoscientific assertions from valid empirical research.
The volume covers essential scientific principles, including falsifiability, experimental control, and the distinction between correlation and causation. Readers also explore how uncritical reliance on testimonials, case study evidence, and placebo effects can mislead the public.
Intended for courses in introductory psychology, critical thinking, and research and experimental methods, this edition assists students in applying psychological principles to everyday scenarios.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Psychology Is Alive and Well (and Doing Fine Among the Sciences)
Chapter 2: Falsifiability: How to Foil Little Green Men in the Head
Chapter 3: Operationism and Essentialism: “But, Doctor, What Does It Really Mean?”
Chapter 4: Testimonials and Case Study Evidence: Placebo Effects and the Amazing Randi
Chapter 5: Correlation and Causation: Birth Control by the Toaster Method
Chapter 6: Getting Things Under Control: The Case of Clever Hans
Chapter 7: “But It's Not Real Life!”: The “Artificiality” Criticism and Psychology
Chapter 8: Avoiding the Einstein Syndrome: The Importance of Converging Evidence
Chapter 9: The Misguided Search for the “Magic Bullet”: The Issue of Multiple Causation
Chapter 10: The Achilles' Heel of Human Cognition: Probabilistic Reasoning
Chapter 11: The Role of Chance in Psychology
Chapter 12: The Rodney Dangerfield of the Sciences
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