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Balancing readability with intellectual rigor, this is an essential guide to understanding the complex relationship between psychology, science, and pseudoscience. At a time when unempirical data and evidence is increasingly purported as justification for scientific claims in the public consciousness, Hughes considers its impact upon the very philosophy behind the scientific principles behind the methods that produce research findings. Further, he examines the controversial research practices and biases in the psychological field that threaten the integrity of its claims.
This book undertakes a fascinating contemplation and sagacious analysis of the historical and contemporary debates regarding psychological methods and research. Written to suit 3rd year undergraduate students and MA/MSc students in psychology as well as academics and the more general reader interested in these subject issues.
Contents
PART I: PSYCHOLOGY AND PSEUDOSCIENCE IN THEORY.- 1. What is Science and Why is it Useful?.- 2. What is Pseudoscience and Why is it Popular?.- 3. The Scientific Nature of Psychology.- 4. The Psychology of Evidentiary Reasoning.- PART II: PSYCHOLOGY AND PSEUDOSCIENCE IN PRACTICE.- 5. Examples from the Fringes: From Healing the Mind to Reading the Body.- 6. Examples from the Mainstream: Biological Reductionism as Worldview.- 7. Examples from the Mainstream: What Some People Say about What They Think They Think.- PART III: PSYCHOLOGY AND PSEUDOSCIENCE IN CONTEXT.- 8. Biases and Subjectivism in Psychology.- 9. Religion, Optimism and their Place in Psychology.- 10. Psychologists at the Threshold: Why Should We Care?.