Comments on: 10-02-24

By: me

me — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:26:59 +0000

>>>”these are myths propagated in pop psychology, not in curricula.”

except when they are propagated in curricula. learning styles. yes, no less than in my Masters of Science program.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:10:00 +0000

I am a skeptic but if you don’t notice that most, not all, women have an altered mood during a period then you must be a skeptic who lives in mamas basement or you have never dated or married.

By: Paul C.

Paul C. — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:18:18 +0000

I never was once confronted to these myths in four years of psychology. Unfortunately they are present in education faculties and the world of education in general.

By: george c

george c — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:46:26 +0000

Great review…
Just ordered from Amazon for $22.XX. Yes, look for the paperback. Same page as the hardback…..
Regards,
George

By: David

David — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:07:39 +0000

My readings support the attitude/cancer survival comment, but I also have excellent work (eg by Becca Levy) which seems to show those with a positive attitude to ageing (as defined in her paper) live significantly longer than those who don’t have a positive attitude. Of course it may not be cause/effect but I wonder about generalising from the cancer situation to “survival” in general which you seem to be suggesting.

By: Saint Gasoline

Saint Gasoline — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:19:45 +0000

These myths sometimes are presented in curricula, too, though perhaps not in psychology classes. The learning styles myth was very popular in my education courses when I was in college in 2001. Hopefully they’ve excised that bit. One of my education teachers insisted that autism was caused by lack of parental affection. It’s a sad world out there that myths so old and wrong are still being perpetuated.

By: Val

Val — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:21:23 +0000

Not to point to google as a reliable source, but when at one point I too thought that the skin turning yellow from carrots was a myth, it took all of 5 minutes to verify that it was in fact likely to be true.

Google shopping gives a listing of stores that sell the book starting at $22. But I’m barely past being a poor student, so I’ll likely stick to other sources of myth busting :)

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:35:59 +0000

Dustin,

These are myths propagated in pop psychology, not in curricula.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:33:31 +0000

What I find amusing (and distressing to say the least) that as a forensic psychology student… a great majority of those bullet points are not anything close to what I’ve learned in my years of study. So what concerns me is are the “myths” they are demystifying twenty years old?? E.G. we are taught as psychologists and in our law classes that the “Insanity defense” does NOT work in the vast majority of cases. I’ve never!! heard the statement only depressed people commit suicide. “A positive answer can stave off Cancer” never uttered once in my years as a student. I’m proud to say that “at least” my schools (John Jay in New York) curriculum is as science based as it can be and I’m truly concerned about what this book will posit that passes as psychology education.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:43:18 +0000

Excellent read! They definitely go after Sigmund Freud and his failed theories.