Terence Hines

Broschiertes Buch

Psychology and Science of Pseudoscience

Beschreibung

Excellent up-to-date book about pseudoscience and science denial, with an in-depth look at how human psychology promotes these problems. An engaging and comprehensive critical review of a wide range of pseudoscientific topics which explores the underlying psychological factors behind paranormal and related beliefs.

Autor

Terence Hines has been professor of Psychology at Pace University since 1981 and is adjunct professor of Neurology at New York Medical College. After graduate school he had a one-year post-doctorate position at the Boston Veteran's Administration studying the cognitive effects of normal aging. Following that he moved to the Neurology Department of the Cornell University Medical School for two years, doing research on split brain individuals and Parkinson's disease. His major research interests include bilingual memory, representation of number in memory, and the causes of belief in things paranormal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 434
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 178mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781538194669
• ISBN-10: 153819466X
• Artikelnr.: 72015909