Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal
A Critical Thinker's Toolkit
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology
| Author: | Jonathan C. Smith | ISBN: | 9781444358940 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | September 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonathan C. Smith |
| ISBN: | 9781444358940 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | September 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit provides readers with a variety of "reality-checking" tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity.
- Integrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike
- Introduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications
- Includes an innovative "Critical Thinker’s Toolkit," a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, and more
- Explores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claim
- Reality Check boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claims
- Written in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alike
Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience
Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit provides readers with a variety of "reality-checking" tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity.
- Integrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike
- Introduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications
- Includes an innovative "Critical Thinker’s Toolkit," a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, and more
- Explores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claim
- Reality Check boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claims
- Written in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alike
Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience
