MERLOT Search - category=2787&materialType=Presentation&userId=35912 http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:49:10 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:49:10 PDT MERLOT Search - category=2787&materialType=Presentation&userId=35912 http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 Science and Pseudoscience http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=245415 This is the introductory chapter from Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology, Edited by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, and Jeffrey M. Lohr. Teaching Psychology Students to Distinguish Science from Pseudoscience: Pitfalls and Rewards http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=245412 This essay originally appeared as the monthly “Excellence in Teaching” e-column in the PsychTeacher Electronic Discussion List for June 2004. It discussed critical thinking and warning signs that your students are falling prey to "pseudoscience".