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<i>50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology</i> uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. <ul><li>Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology </li><li>Explores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as 'opposites attract', 'people use only 10% of their brains', and 'handwriting reveals your personality' </li><li>Provides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life </li><li>Teaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth </li><li>Includes over 200 additional psychological myths for readers to explore<br>Contains an Appendix of useful Web Sites for examining psychological myths </li><li>Features a postscript of remarkable psychological findings that sound like myths but that are true </li><li>Engaging and accessible writing style that appeals to students and lay readers alike </li></ul>