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Popular psychology (or pop psychology or pop psych) is the concepts and theories about human mental life and behavior that are purportedly based on psychology and that find credence among and pass muster with the populace. The concept is cognate with the human potential movement of the 1950s and '60s. The term "pop psychologist" can be used to describe authors, consultants, lecturers and entertainers who are widely perceived as being psychologists, not because of their academic credentials, but because they have projected that image or have been perceived in that way in response to their work. The term ''popular psychology'' can also be used when referring to the ''popular psychology industry'', a sprawling network of everyday sources of information about human behavior. The term is often used in a pejorative fashion to describe psychological concepts that appear oversimplified, out of date, unproven, misunderstood or misinterpreted; however, the term may also be used to describe professionally produced psychological knowledge, regarded by most experts as valid and effective, that is intended for use by the general public.〔''APA Dictionary of Psychology'', 1st ed., Gary R. VandenBos, ed., Washington: American Psychological Association, 2007.〕 ==Types== Popular psychology commonly takes the form of: * self-help books, for example ''The Road Less Travelled'', by M. Scott Peck; * advice dispensed through radio, TV, and print; for example Dear Abby, ''Dr. Phil'' and Dan Savage; * myths such as "People use only about 10 percent of their brain's capacity";〔Standing, Lionel G., and Huber, Herman. (2003) "Do Psychology Courses Reduce Belief in Psychological Myths?" ''Social Behaviour and Personality'', 31(6), 585-592〕 * terminology that may have a basis in psychology, but which appears more frequently in the vernacular than in professional discourse—for example, inner child, left brain/right brain, emotional intelligence, Freudian slip, and enneagram; * public perceptions about psychological methodologies that have not been scientifically validated, such as neuro-linguistic programming;〔Grant J. Devilly (2005) (Power Therapies and possible threats to the science of psychology and psychiatry ) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol.39 p.437〕 * urban legends such as "Psychologist B. F. Skinner raised his own daughter in a 'Skinner box' "〔("One Man and a Baby Box" ), snopes.com, retrieved 2006-03-13.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Popular psychology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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