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100			_aStanovich, Keith E.
245			_aHow to think straight about psychology / _cKeith E. Stanovich
250			_a9th
264		1	_aBoston: _bPearson: _c2010
300			_axvi, 240 pages:
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a 1. Psychology is alive and well (and doing fine among the sciences) -- 2. Falsifiability: how to foil little green men in the head -- 3. Operationism and essentialism: "But, doctor, what does it really mean?" -- 4. Testimonials and case study evidence: placebo effects and the amazing Randi -- 5. Correlation and causation: birth control by the toaster method -- 6. Getting things under control: the case of clever Hans -- 7. "But it's not real life!": the "artificiality" criticism and psychology -- 8. Avoiding the Einstein syndrome: the importance of converging evidence -- 9. The Misguided search for the "magic bullet": the issue of multiple causation -- 10. The Achilles' heel of human cognition: probabilistic reasoning -- 11. The Role of chance in psychology -- 12. The Rodney Dangerfield of sciences.
520			_a"This is a special edition of an established title widely used by colleges and universities throughout the world. Pearson published this exclusive edition for the benefit of students outside the United States and Canada"
526			_a100-199 _b150.72
650			_a Psychology--Research--Methodology
650			_aMass media--Psychological aspects
650			_aMass media--Objectivity
942			_2ddc _cBK _03