How to Think Straight About Psychology (10th Edition)

How to Think Straight About Psychology (10th Edition)

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I>Teaching students to become better consumers of psychological research.</I> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Keith Stanovich's widely used and highly acclaimed book presents a short introduction to the critical thinking skills that will help students to better understand the subject matter of psychology. <I>How to Think Straight about Psychology, 10e</I> helps students recognize pseudoscience and be able to distinguish it from true psychological research, aiding students to become more discriminating consumers of psychological information. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <U>Learning Goals</U> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Evaluate psychological claims they encounter in the general media.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Distinguish between pseudoscience and true psychological research. </DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Apply psychological knowledge to better understand events in the world around them.</DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>