50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

Shattering Widespread Misconceptions About Human Behavior

By: Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, Barry L. Beyerstein, John Ruscio

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience.

• Explores topics that listeners will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as "opposites attract", "people use only 10% of their brains", and "handwriting reveals your personality"
• Provides a "mythbusting kit" for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life
• Teaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth
• Includes over 200 additional psychological myths for listeners to explore

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2010 Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Rusio, and Barry L. Beyerstein (P)2017 Gildan Media LLC

Amazing

Excellent and exceptionally well done. I found it riveting. Every thinking person should read it.

Don’t believe everything you hear/read

While there are some facts/myths I agree with in this there are some that I completely disagree with. I had to read a few of these “myths” in a graduate social work course I am taking and decided to listen to the whole book since it triggered such a strong reaction for me. The narrator also spoke so fast in many parts and I was not the only person that thought so. In other parts the narrator spoke at a normal pace. I thought that maybe I accidentally had the book playing on a fast pace. I’m sure there will be more editions of this text book so in the future editions please narrate at a normal pace.

Mind changing

To hear things that I was raised to believe to be true is something that might be told wrong is something to stop and think about it all

You Lost Me at the G-Spot

Then the guy said the female g-spot is a myth, I was done. Unless this is supposed to be a joke, which in that case…bravo!

Very poor narration

The volume of the narrator varies. It sounds like he’s constantly moving around, getting closer and farther from the microphone. Makes it almost impossible to listen to.

Great if you want a rundown of actors in movies

What did I even just listen to? This is some dude who likes listening to himself talking about which actors are in movies. The biggest myth is that this busts myths.

Beyond superficial

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

This is good for anyone that has not read a book in the last 15 years. There were good reviews so maybe this book is just wasn't for me.

What was most disappointing about the authors’s story?

These "widespread misconceptions" are far from widespread. I was hoping to learn something about human behavior, but it seems like the author wanted to make a quick buck by selecting common examples off the internet.

How many people actually believe "The average person only uses 10% of their brain"? Yeah, and a traffic signal only uses 1/3rd of its capacity at one time. Just imagine if it used 100%.