50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior is a 2009 book written by psychologists Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, and Barry Beyerstein,[1] and published by the Wiley-Blackwell publishing company.[1]
The book is a guide to critical thinking about psychology.[2] It has 11 chapters categorizing 50 subtopics of psychology.[3] This book discusses a number of most widespread and believed myths of popular psychology — a type of psychology that is not based on scientifically proven facts, but are well known by the general public — and helps people learn how identify false claims.[4][5] It has received positive reviews from both academic[6][7] and popular reviewers.[8]