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Understanding Psychology: The Science, Benefits, and Misconceptions of Parapsychology

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, aimed at explaining, predicting, and controlling actions. While genuine psychology benefits individuals in various ways, such as enhancing mental well-being, pseudopsychology and parapsychology introduce misconceptions and dangers. These fields delve into unscientific claims, including ESP and telepathy, leading to fraud, confirmation bias, and false beliefs. By studying psychology, learners can appreciate its empirical foundations and avoid the pitfalls of pseudoscience, fostering a more accurate understanding of human behavior.

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Understanding Psychology: The Science, Benefits, and Misconceptions of Parapsychology

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  1. Parapsychology What psychology is not…

  2. Benefits of Psychology Activity • On a separate sheet of paper, brainstorm and identify the benefits you hope to gain by studying psychology. • You must come up with at least 10 things.

  3. Para/pseudopsychology (What Psychology is not.) • Parapsychology - the field of study concerned with the supernatural or other phenomena that science cannot explain. • AKA – Phony, fake, or unscientific psychology. • ESP – Extra sensory perception

  4. Dangers of Para/Pseudopsychology • Can cause: • Beliefs of racial superiority • Beliefs of demonic possession as a cause of metal illness • Lobotomies • Etc

  5. More Specific Dangers of Pseudopsychology • Confirmation Bias – We pay attention to events that confirm our beliefs and ignore evidence that contradicts them. • Fraud – Waste time, money, and talent on inaccurate methods. • Can be used to falsely confirm racial or sexual stereotypes. • Acceptance of inaccurate methods for treating psychological disorders. • Facilitated communication

  6. 4 forms of ESP • Precognition – Ability to know about events before the occur. • Psychokinesis – Ability to make objects move by thinking of them as moving. • Telepathy – The direct transmission of thoughts or ideas from persons to person without anything being spoken or written down. • Clairvoyance – The ability to perceive objects that are out of the range of human senses.

  7. What is Psychology? • Psychology – The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. • Behavior – An action that other people can observe or measure.

  8. Goals of Psychology • Explain, predict, and control behavior. • Psychologists organize their ideas about behavior and mental processes into theories. • Theory – A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do.

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