Main description:

1. Unique format (myth-busting) which emphasizes the application of empirical skepticism.
2. Broad range of topical subjects written by globally renowned academics.
3. Number of Pseudoscience in Psychology modules are on the rise, and there is a need for a core textbooks - this book seeks to fill that gap.

Contents:

1. Examining Claims in Pop Psychology 2. Phrenology and Neuroscience 3. Extrasensory Perception, Psychokinesis, and Sensation 4. Dream Interpretation and Consciousness 5. Superstition and Learning 6. Alien Encounters and Memory 7. Learning Styles and Cognition 8. Brain Training and Intelligence 9. Psychosexual Stages and Development 10. Horoscopes and Emotion 11. Spectrophilia and Sexuality 12. Alternative Medicine and Health 13. Selling Flimflam and Social Influences 14. Projective Tests and Personality 15. Demonic Possession & Disorders 16. Energy Psychology and Therapy 17. Postscript: How to Resist False Claims