CHAPTER 1
Thinking Critically With Psychological Science
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Hoping to satisfy their curiosity about people and to remedy their own woes, millions turn to “psychology.” They listen to talk-
Others, intrigued by claims of psychological truth, wonder: How—
In working with such questions, how can we separate uninformed opinions from examined conclusions? How can we best use psychology to understand why people think, feel, and act as they do?