{"product_id":"when-studies-become-stories-paperback","title":"When Studies Become Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNina Mack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery day, you hear things about how your mind works.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes 21 days to form a habit. You have a love language. Power poses can change your hormones. Your attachment style shapes your relationships. Dopamine is your brain's pleasure chemical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of this is true. Some of it is partly true. Some of it was never backed by real evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe problem is, it all sounds convincing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Studies Become Stories\u003c\/em\u003e examines 89 of the most widely shared ideas in popular psychology and gives each one a straight verdict: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHas Evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverstated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOversimplified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering topics including relationships, memory, learning, personality, motivation, decision-making, trauma, emotions, and the brain - it explains what the studies actually show, where the popular version goes wrong, and what a more accurate version looks like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in easy-to-digest, accessible language, this is psychology in plain terms. When you finish reading this book, you will be able to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e recognise which popular psychology ideas are genuinely supported by evidence and which are not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpot where research has been exaggerated, simplified, or misrepresented\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink more critically about self-help advice, viral psychology content, and behaviour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain common psychological concepts more accurately and with greater nuance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake better sense of the gap between scientific research and pop psychology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you have ever heard a psychology \"fact\" and wondered whether it was actually true, this book is for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes additional chapters examining some of the most controversial psychology claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857978589491,"sku":"9781067654504","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KzZLKkO0MK9781067654504.webp?v=1793575942","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/when-studies-become-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}