Notes on Encountering Psychology in Everyday Life

Public psychological information is not always from trained researchers; journalists, TV reporters, and media personnel are not usually trained in psychological research.
Media often focus on sensationalistic and dramatic psychological findings to capture public attention and may go beyond what actual research articles and clinical findings say.
Even when media report results of excellent research, they have trouble accurately informing people about the findings and their implications for people's lives (Lewis & Wai, 2020).
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The media do not have the luxury of time and space to detail and specify the limitations and qualifications of research.
In the end, you have to take responsibility for evaluating media reports on psychological research.
To put it another way, you have to consume psychological information critically and wisely.
Five guidelines follow.

Experience Psychology is dedicated to carefully introducing, defining, and elaborating on key concepts and issues, research, and clinical findings.