Wednesday, March 23, 2005
top 10 misguided ideas in psychology
psychology today features their top 10 most misguided ideas stemming from psychological theory. to get on the list, the ideas must be disproved but still widely used in practice. it's an amusing, though biased, read ("disproved," after all, is somewhat subjective). some remind us how far we've come in so little time. highlights:
- the idea that launched a thousand suits: recovered memories
- meanest: correctional boot camps (doesn't maury povich send kids there?)
- the pt barnum medal for mass-market potential: mozart babies
other awards include "most twisted" and "most bureaucratic." i wonder what things are now in fashion that will one day be on this list... adhd drugs, perhaps?
Labels: misc. psych
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