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Can subliminal messages motivate behaviour? Can you train your brain to increase your intelligence? Does parenting style affect personality?

Psychologists and non-psychologists looking to understand human behaviour and cognition are forced to contend with a number of complexities unique to the field. Not least amongst these, is the fact that psychology lacks the superficially attractive precision of theories in the hard sciences. It is inevitable, then, that non-psychologists are susceptible to numerous psychological myths.

In this thought-provoking exploration of 44 of the most common psychological myths, Mike Eysenck examines the complexity of psychological science as well as the distortion of data, not only through the media, but also by researchers, textbook writers, and individuals themselves. He challenges the notion that the substantial progress made by psychology has provided enough convincing experimental evidence to successfully demolish these inaccuracies, and

Rethinking Psychology

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    A Paperback by Michael W. Eysenck

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 5 July 2025
      ISBN-13 9781032978185
      978-1032978185
      ISBN-10 103297818X
      Also in:
      Politics, Philosophy & Society Physiological psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Can subliminal messages motivate behaviour? Can you train your brain to increase your intelligence? Does parenting style affect personality?

      Psychologists and non-psychologists looking to understand human behaviour and cognition are forced to contend with a number of complexities unique to the field. Not least amongst these, is the fact that psychology lacks the superficially attractive precision of theories in the hard sciences. It is inevitable, then, that non-psychologists are susceptible to numerous psychological myths.

      In this thought-provoking exploration of 44 of the most common psychological myths, Mike Eysenck examines the complexity of psychological science as well as the distortion of data, not only through the media, but also by researchers, textbook writers, and individuals themselves. He challenges the notion that the substantial progress made by psychology has provided enough convincing experimental evidence to successfully demolish these inaccuracies, and

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