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Suitable for scholars and general readers alike, this title brings together the story of deception in American commercial culture with its growing use in the discipline of psychology. It reveals how deception came to be something that psychologists studied and also employed to establish their authority.

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"What if psychology was not just the heir of philosophy or physiology, as so many disciplinary histories have implied, but instead emerged through an engagement with the deceptive practices of the marketplace, from the 'low' humbuggery of carnival shows to the duplicity of corporate managers? Michael Pettit's wide-ranging and entertaining book maps out this alternative cultural history of American psychology in compelling terms." (Ken Alder, author of The Lie Detectors: The History of an American Obsession)"

The Science of Deception Psychology and Commerce

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 1/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226923741, 978-0226923741
      ISBN10: 0226923746
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      Psychology History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Suitable for scholars and general readers alike, this title brings together the story of deception in American commercial culture with its growing use in the discipline of psychology. It reveals how deception came to be something that psychologists studied and also employed to establish their authority.

      Trade Review
      "What if psychology was not just the heir of philosophy or physiology, as so many disciplinary histories have implied, but instead emerged through an engagement with the deceptive practices of the marketplace, from the 'low' humbuggery of carnival shows to the duplicity of corporate managers? Michael Pettit's wide-ranging and entertaining book maps out this alternative cultural history of American psychology in compelling terms." (Ken Alder, author of The Lie Detectors: The History of an American Obsession)"

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