Jacqueline B Toner

True or False?

The Science of Perception, Misinformation, and Disinformation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

True or False? explores how we think and perceive and why false beliefs, superstitions, opinions, misinformation, or wild guesses can just stick around and mess things up. Readers will see how misunderstandings and misuse of scientific findings can lead people to the wrong conclusions and will learn how to outsmart their own brain to gain critical thinking skills and find ways to identify and correct false beliefs and disinformation. 

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 206mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781433840487
• ISBN-10: 1433840480
• Artikelnr.: 70159431

Autorenporträt

Jacqueline B. Toner, PhD is a retired clinical psychologist with over 30 years in private practice working with children and parents. She earned her PhD from University of Virginia and serves as Chief Facilitator for a medical resources project with Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Toner has co-authored several books with Claire A. B. Freeland, PhD including What to Do When Mistakes Make You Quake;, What to Do When It's Not Fair; Psychology for Kids: The Science of Mind and Behavior; Depression: A Teen's Guide to Survive and Thrive; and Yes I Can: A Girl and Her Wheelchair. She is also the author of What to Do When the News Scares You. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Visit jacquelinetoner.net.