Psychomythics : Sources of Artifacts and Misconceptions in Scientific Psychology.

Psychology deals with the most complex subject matter of any science. As such, it is subject to misunderstandings, artifacts, and just simple errors of data, logic, and interpretation. This book teases out the details of some of the sources of these error.

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Main Author: Uttal, William R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Endogenous and Exogenous Causal Forces in Perception; Chapter 3 Inevitable Natural Laws and Superpowerful Mathematics; Chapter 4 Measurement, Counting, Magical Graphs, and Some Statistical Curiosities; Chapter 5 Erroneous Assumptions and Conceptual Errors; Chapter 6 Final Conclusions and Summaries; References; Author Index; Subject Index.