Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal

A Critical Thinker's Toolkit

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology
Cover of the book Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal by Jonathan C. Smith, Wiley
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
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
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience

More books from Wiley

Cover of the book 101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Java For Dummies by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Safe Transfer and Retrieval (STaR) of Patients by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book The Blackwell Companion to Jesus by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering, Volume 2 by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Modern Aerodynamic Methods for Direct and Inverse Applications by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Canon EOS 6D Digital Field Guide by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Communicable Disease Control and Health Protection Handbook by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book IT (Information Technology) Portfolio Management Step-by-Step by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Building Your Own Home For Dummies by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 For Dummies by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Do Good Well by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Epilepsy in Women by Jonathan C. Smith
Cover of the book Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance by Jonathan C. Smith
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy