How to Think Straight about Psychology

Name: How to Think Straight about Psychology
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ISBN: 9780321047137

ISBN-10: 0321047133

ISBN-13: 9780321047137

Edition: 6th 2001

Authors: Keith E. Stanovich

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List price: $26.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/27/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 0.75" long x 9.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




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Operationism and Essentialism: "But, Doctor, What Does it Really Mean?"



Testimonials and Case Study Evidence: Placebo Effects and the Amazing Randi



Correlation and Causation: Birth Control by the Toaster Method



Getting Things Under Control: The Case of Clever Hans



"But It's Not Real Life!": The "Artificiality" Criticism and Psychology



Avoiding the Einstein Syndrome: The Importance of Converging Evidence



The Misguided Search for the "Magic Bullet": The Issue of Multiple Causation



The Achilles' Heel of Human Cognition: Probabilistic Reasoning



The Role of Chance in Psychology



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