Stanovich, Keith E.,  1950- <br/><br/>
How to think straight about psychology / 
Keith E. Stanovich. 
 - 9th ed. 
 - Boston :  Allyn & Bacon,  c2010. 
 - xvi, 240 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Psychology is alive and well (and doing fine among the sciences) -- Falsifiability : how to foil little green men in the head -- Operationism and essentialism : "But, doctor, what does it really mean?" -- Testimonials and case study evidence : placebo effects and the Amazing Randi -- Correlation and causation : birth control by the toaster method -- Getting things under control : the case of Clever Hans -- "But it's not real life!" : the "artificiality," criticism and psychology -- Avoiding the Einstein syndrome : the importance of converging evidence -- The misguided search for the "magic bullet" : the issue of multiple causation -- The Achilles' heel of human cognition : probabilistic reasoning -- The role of chance in psychology -- The Rodney Dangerfield of the sciences. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780205685905 (alk. paper) 0205685900 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009021876 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology--Research--Methodology.<br/>Mass media--Psychological aspects.<br/>Mass media--Objectivity.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF76.5  / .S68 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>150.72/  / STA