{"product_id":"when-studies-become-stories-9781067654504","title":"When Studies Become Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nina Mack\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Whiteleaf Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Whiteleaf Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cognitive Psychology \u0026amp; Cognition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery day, you hear things about how your mind works.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes 21 days to form a habit. You have a love language. Power poses can change your hormones. Your attachment style shapes your relationships. Dopamine is your brain's pleasure chemical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of this is true. Some of it is partly true. Some of it was never backed by real evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe problem is, it all sounds convincing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Studies Become Stories\u003c\/em\u003e examines 89 of the most widely shared ideas in popular psychology and gives each one a straight verdict: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHas Evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverstated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOversimplified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering topics including relationships, memory, learning, personality, motivation, decision-making, trauma, emotions, and the brain - it explains what the studies actually show, where the popular version goes wrong, and what a more accurate version looks like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in easy-to-digest, accessible language, this is psychology in plain terms. When you finish reading this book, you will be able to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e recognise which popular psychology ideas are genuinely supported by evidence and which are not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpot where research has been exaggerated, simplified, or misrepresented\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink more critically about self-help advice, viral psychology content, and behaviour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain common psychological concepts more accurately and with greater nuance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake better sense of the gap between scientific research and pop psychology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you have ever heard a psychology \"fact\" and wondered whether it was actually true, this book is for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes additional chapters examining some of the most controversial psychology claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiteleaf Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48215094493335,"sku":"9781067654504","price":1477.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781067654504.webp?v=1788732075","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/when-studies-become-stories-9781067654504","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}