In Class

Techniques of Science Denial

  1. Fake Experts

  2. Logical Fallacies

  3. Impossible expectations

  4. Cherry Picking

  5. Conspiracy Theories

Pseudoscience in Psych

  1. Examples

    1. We only use 10% of our brains

    2. It’s better to express anger than hold it in

      1. Causes dosage effect

      2. Repeated expressions of anger can become habitual and impulsive

    3. Human memory is like a video camera

    4. Hypnosis is a unique trance state

    5. Opposites attract

    6. Phrenology

    7. Dianetics

Adjustment

  1. Psych Processes

  2. Through which we manage or cope with the demands and stressors of everyday life