Preface Acknowledgments List of Entries Guide to Related Topics Encyclopedia of Popular Psychology Bibliography Index
A readable and fascinating guide to what is unproven and blatantly false and what is based on decades of reliable evidence.
Luis A. Cordón is Associate Professor and Chairperson, Psychology, Eastern Connecticut University, Willimantic. He has published in the Journal of Research and Development in Education and the Journal of Educational Psychology.
Cordon's surprising encyclopedia explains the accuracies and
fallacies of contemporary popular psychology when compared to the
discipline practiced by professional psychologists. Cordon attempts
to counteract the tide of misinformation about the field and
provide a concise guide to what the well-informed student should
know about psychology….[a]ddresses controversial topics
forthrightly, clearly describing proponents' viewpoints and the
scientific challenges each issue faces….Recommended. General
readers; undergraduates.
*Choice*
[T]his is a very good little book, well worthy of our
recommendation… this is the sort of book that all public libraries
should consider stocking.
*Reference Reviews*
After explaining psychology and pseudoscience, the author deftly
covers a wide variety of topics including acupuncture, alien
abductions, emotional intelligences, Sigmund Freud, and satanic
ritual abuses in an encyclopedic format….Because psychology and
self-hlep books are popular in today's society, this book will
serve as a good introduction to many topics. Psychology classes
would be able to use this volume for quick answers and a guide to
further study. Recommended.
*Library Media Connection*
This encyclopedia is for high school and college students and
general readers. Major themes include the biological basis of
behavior, drugs and chemicals, popular movements, pseudoscience,
psychological theories and ideas, and treatments.
*SciTech Book News*
Popular Psychology is easy to read, easy to browse, and would be of
value in public and undergraduate libraries that have limited
information on this topic. It would also be appropriate in
high-school libraries, where it could be used as a basic reference
for class-based study.
*Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin*
Luis Cordon's reference is actually an encyclopedia, providing a
basic guide for high school to college students who want to
understand the foundations of serious psychology.
*MBR Bookwatch/Donovan's Bookshelf*
[P]rovides a concise guide for anyone seeking to understand the
true scientific nature of psychology….Self help books, experts on
daytime television, and articles in the popular press all serve to
obscure the true intellectual and scientific premises on which true
psychology is based. This book attempts to counteract the tide of
misinformation.
*Library Media Connection*
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