How to think straight about psychology
By: Keith E. Stanovich
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780205914128
Subjects: Methodology; Psychology; Mass media; Psychological aspects; Objectivity; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: 1sychology is alive and well (and doing fine among the sciences); title: Falsifiability : how to foil little green men in the head; title: Operationism and essentialism : but, doctor, what does it really mean?; title: Testimonials and case study evidence : placebo effects and the amazing randi; title: Correlation and causation : birth control by the toaster method; title: Getting things under control : the case of clever hans; title: "But it's not real life!" : the "artificiality" criticism and psychology; title: Avoiding the einstein syndrome : the importance of converging evidence; title: The misguided search for the "magic bullet" : the issue of multiple causation; title: The role of chance in psychology; title: References; title: Name index; title: Subject index.