{"product_id":"science-pseudoscience-nonsense-and-critical-thinking-9781138301030","title":"Science Pseudoscience Nonsense and Critical Thinking","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScience, Pseudo-science, Non-sense, and Critical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e shines an unforgiving light on popular and lucrative miraculous' practices that promise to offer answers during times of trouble. Throughout the book, the authors unfold the fallacies underlying these practices, as well as consumers' need and desire to believe in them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopting a scientific approach, the book critically evaluates research into cold-reading practices, such as those that claim to be able to communicate with the afterlife or posess supernatural powers, before considering a range of pseudo-sciences including graphology and polygraph interrogation, exposing the pretensions of these practices in a clear and logical fashion. The book seeks to encourage critical thinking throughout, asking whether there is any scientific evidence to support these practitioners' abilities to supply us with reliable answers, and discussing the various factors that comprise the psychological mechanism of beli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In our post-modern era in which the distinction between truth and fiction is increasingly blurred and practices offering quick solutions are more popular than ever, Science, Pseudo-science, Non-sense, and Critical Thinking is a must read. In accessible and often humorous language, Barr and Ben-Shakhar debunk practices based on mysticism and pseudoscience, offer illuminating insights into our beliefs, and demonstrate the promise of critical thinking. Reading this book was sheer pleasure. I will recommend it to all my students because critical thinking is important not just for science, it is important for our everyday life.\" - \u003cb\u003eRam Frost, Professor of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou Have Great Unfulfilled Potential: Cold (Psychic) Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Cold Reading?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTarot Cards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCold Reading and Psychological Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does it Work?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does it Work?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Much Does it Cost?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"They Love you and you know that\": Astrology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Overview of Astrology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAstrology and Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShow me your handwriting and I’ll tell you who you are: Graphology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience and Pseudo-Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory of Graphology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Use of Graphology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Handwriting Truly a Mirror of our Personality?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Validity of Graphology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinocchio’s Nose: The Truth behind the Lie-Detector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOops, an Innocent Man has been condemned to Life Imprisonment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLying, Honesty and the Desire to Tell them Apart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Truth will out: A Brief History of the Polygraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Relevant\/Irrelevant Question Test (R\/I)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Control (Comparison) Question Test (CQT)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Direct Lie Test (DLT)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Concealed Information Test (CIT)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CQT versus the CIT – where is the Scientific Basis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccuracy of the CQT versus the CIT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Use of the Polygraph in Screening and Classification Processes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Use of the Integrity Test as an Alternative to the CQT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Since Man Cannot Live without Miracles, he will Provide Himself with Miracles of his Own Making\": The belief in Practices based on Cold Reading, Mysticism, and Pseudo-Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Need to Believe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbuse of the need to believe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular Beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBias in Human Judgment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Clients’ Belief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Burden of Doubt and Incertitude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Need to Remove Personal Responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Influence of the Barnum Effect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBias for Positive Evidence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial and Cultural Influences (Conformity)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShifting the Burden of Proof\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Practitioners’ Belief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Confirmation Bias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllusory Validity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Final Word\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084560167255,"sku":"9781138301030","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138301030.jpg?v=1762206806","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-pseudoscience-nonsense-and-critical-thinking-9781138301030","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}