{"product_id":"psychology-and-fallibilism-dennis-ford-9781663277275","title":"Psychology and Fallibilism: Ruminations on the Fragility of Knowledge","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople assume that scientific knowledge is the top dog in the epistemological kennel. But contrary to its exalted reputation, scientific knowledge is, like all knowledge, fallible. The stories we tell ourselves about the world and the people in it are incomplete and in constant need of correction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fallibility of knowledge is explored in the following topics in the science of psychology-\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The distortions of memory that can occur in eyewitness testimony\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The debacle of the \"memory wars\" of the 1980s and '90s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The creation of false confessions and how police interrogations\u003cbr\u003e serve as a model how recovered memories are formed in\u003cbr\u003e psychotherapy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The value of criticism and refutation in maintaining the\u003cbr\u003e integrity of research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The inaccurate conception that making mistakes is awful and that\u003cbr\u003e mistakes should be kept hidden\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The possibility of being in two places at the same time allows us\u003cbr\u003e to foretell the future and turns us into creative artists or mental\u003cbr\u003e patients\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a bonus, the final chapter presents an overview of Harry Stack Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Ford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1663277273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781663277275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Dennis Ford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743040876799,"sku":"9781663277275","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psychology-and-fallibilism-dennis-ford-9781663277275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}