Public Skepticism of Psychology: Why Many People Perceive the Study of Human Behavior as Unscientific

American Psychologist

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-129

  Lilienfeld, Scott O ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Misconceptions; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Self help; Skepticism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE;

HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE;

EID: 84861808970     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023963     Document Type: Article

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