High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The term popular psychology (frequently called pop psychology or pop psych) refers to concepts and theories about human mental life and behaviour that are purportedly based on psychology and that attain popularity among the general population. The concept is closely related to the human potential movement of the 1950s and '60s. The term "pop psychologist" can be used to describe authors, consultants, lecturers and entertainers who are widely perceived as being psychologists, not because of their academic credentials, but because they have projected that image or have been perceived in that way in response to their work. The term "popular psychology" can also be used when referring to the "Popular Psychology Industry", a sprawling network of everyday sources of information about human behavior.