Lilienfeld, S. O., Ammirati, R., & David, M. (2012). Distinguishing science from pseudoscience in school psychology: Science and scientific thinking as safeguards against human error. Journal of School Psychology, 50(1), 7–36.
Schmaltz, R., & Lilienfeld, S. (2014, April). Hauntings, homeopathy, and the Hopkinsville Goblins: Using pseudoscience to teach scientific thinking. Frontiers in Psychology, 5.
Matute, H., Yarritu, I., & Vadillo, M. A. (2011). Illusions of causality at the heart of pseudoscience. British Journal of Psychology, 102(3), 392–405.
PsyToolkit.com. (n.d.). Introduction. Author. This link will take you to famous experiments in psychology that you can participate in to get a sense of what it is like first hand.
Social Psychology Network. (2020). Judgment and decision making. Author. This link will take you to a listing of research studies that you can participate in within the realm of cognitive and social psychology.
Hupp, S., Stary, A., & Jewell, J. (2017). Science vs. silliness for parents: Debunking the myths of child psychology. Skeptical Inquirer, 41(1), 44-47.
Lillenfeld, S. (2008, January 1). Scott Lillenfeld: Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology: Yesterday and today [Video file]. The Cumming Center for the History of Psychology.
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PsycLearn Research Methods
PsycLearn Research Methods Version 1.4 (2020). CogBooks, American Psychological Association. Complete Module 1.
This resource is linked in the course.
Access Code for PsycLearn
To obtain your access code for PsycLearn, please complete the following steps from your course:
Go to the course home page
Click on the bookshelf link in the top navigation bar of the class. You will see a Course Materials button for the course. Click the button and read and follow the directions for acquiring the access code to enter PsycLearn. Cut/copy this access code and keep it somewhere handy.
Return to the Content tab
Click on the “Getting started” button
Scroll all the way to the bottom and click on the: Module 1: Psychology and Science link
Enter the access code and you should be able to access the textbook!
