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This is psychology!
This is psychology!
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‧This book is suitable for students who are new to psychology, and also for readers who have some understanding of psychological knowledge through mass media and want to know how to evaluate the rationality of this information.
‧Answer to “Since psychology experiments are different from real life, what can these experiments tell us?” “Psychology is just common sense, isn’t it?” “Everyone knows what anxiety is—why bother? How to define it?" "But what I heard a clinical psychologist say on TV is exactly the opposite of what our textbooks say!" This is a common confusion among those who are new to psychology.
‧Guide readers to eradicate the weeds surrounding the scientific wheat. This critical thinking ability is necessary to independently evaluate psychological information.
‧The thinking tools introduced in this book can help distinguish the authenticity of psychological information that constantly emerges in the media. Once we master these lifelong thinking skills, they will help us evaluate various theoretical propositions. When acquiring knowledge, it can be used to judge the credibility of expert opinions.
In the mass media and in self-help books in bookstores, you must often see some so-called psychologists who "see things no one has ever seen" talking nonsense. Be careful! Most of these people are pseudo-psychologists - because they are unscientific and because what they promote is not true psychology.
So, what is psychology? The author of this book points out that psychology is a system of knowledge that can be used to explain, predict and control human behavior and consciousness. Truly scientific psychology is based on empirical research, using operational procedures to define the concepts in the theory, testing the theory through publicly collected data and systematic empirical methods, and allowing other scientists to repeat these experiments and make criticisms. The logic of control and operation is engaged in experimental research, and statistics are used as tools to conduct rigorous evaluation of correlational and causal studies. It is through such elimination of falsehood and preservation of truth that we can see the true face of psychology.
This book is written for people who are interested in applying psychological information. It is suitable for students who are beginning to learn psychology. It is also helpful for readers who have some understanding of psychological knowledge through mass media and want to know how to evaluate the reasonableness of this information. . It can be seen from the 11 revisions of this book that there are a considerable number of readers who have this need.
In a scientific spirit, using scientific research methods and tools to explore human behavior and enrich our understanding of ourselves and the environment - this is psychology!
In the revised edition, references and examples have been updated; obsolete content has been deleted and more contemporary information has been added; learning objectives have been added at the beginning of each chapter to increase the clarity of reading:
1. Updated a large number of references: the original 190 were updated to 290, with more complete information.
2. Replace outdated examples with the latest research and issues
3. Added examples and explanations (not replacing the original content)
4. Adjust narratives to avoid controversial examples
5. Added new learning objectives at the beginning of the chapter
Other representative works include: The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin, Who Is Rational?: Studies of Individual Differences in Reasoning, Progress in Understanding Reading: Scientific Foundations and New Frontiers, and more than 125 academic papers.
‧Answer to “Since psychology experiments are different from real life, what can these experiments tell us?” “Psychology is just common sense, isn’t it?” “Everyone knows what anxiety is—why bother? How to define it?" "But what I heard a clinical psychologist say on TV is exactly the opposite of what our textbooks say!" This is a common confusion among those who are new to psychology.
‧Guide readers to eradicate the weeds surrounding the scientific wheat. This critical thinking ability is necessary to independently evaluate psychological information.
‧The thinking tools introduced in this book can help distinguish the authenticity of psychological information that constantly emerges in the media. Once we master these lifelong thinking skills, they will help us evaluate various theoretical propositions. When acquiring knowledge, it can be used to judge the credibility of expert opinions.
In the mass media and in self-help books in bookstores, you must often see some so-called psychologists who "see things no one has ever seen" talking nonsense. Be careful! Most of these people are pseudo-psychologists - because they are unscientific and because what they promote is not true psychology.
So, what is psychology? The author of this book points out that psychology is a system of knowledge that can be used to explain, predict and control human behavior and consciousness. Truly scientific psychology is based on empirical research, using operational procedures to define the concepts in the theory, testing the theory through publicly collected data and systematic empirical methods, and allowing other scientists to repeat these experiments and make criticisms. The logic of control and operation is engaged in experimental research, and statistics are used as tools to conduct rigorous evaluation of correlational and causal studies. It is through such elimination of falsehood and preservation of truth that we can see the true face of psychology.
This book is written for people who are interested in applying psychological information. It is suitable for students who are beginning to learn psychology. It is also helpful for readers who have some understanding of psychological knowledge through mass media and want to know how to evaluate the reasonableness of this information. . It can be seen from the 11 revisions of this book that there are a considerable number of readers who have this need.
In a scientific spirit, using scientific research methods and tools to explore human behavior and enrich our understanding of ourselves and the environment - this is psychology!
In the revised edition, references and examples have been updated; obsolete content has been deleted and more contemporary information has been added; learning objectives have been added at the beginning of each chapter to increase the clarity of reading:
1. Updated a large number of references: the original 190 were updated to 290, with more complete information.
2. Replace outdated examples with the latest research and issues
3. Added examples and explanations (not replacing the original content)
4. Adjust narratives to avoid controversial examples
5. Added new learning objectives at the beginning of the chapter
Other representative works include: The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin, Who Is Rational?: Studies of Individual Differences in Reasoning, Progress in Understanding Reading: Scientific Foundations and New Frontiers, and more than 125 academic papers.
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