How to Think Straight About Psychology

Teaching students to become better consumers of psychologicalresearch. Keith Stanovich's widely used and highly acclaimed bookpresents a short introduction to the critical thinking skills thatwill help students to better understand the subject matter ofpsychology. How to Think Straight about Psychology, 10e helpsstudents recognize pseudoscience and be able to distinguish it fromtrue psychological research, aiding students to become morediscriminating consumers of psychological information. LearningGoals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: *Evaluate psychological claims they encounter in the general media.* Distinguish between pseudoscience and true psychologicalresearch. * Apply psychological knowledge to better understandevents in the world around them.