Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit

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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 alikeIntroduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implicationsIncludes 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 moreExplores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claimReality Check boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claimsWritten in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alikeAncillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscienceAbout the AuthorJonathan C. Smith, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Roosevelt University, Founding Director of the Roosevelt University Stress Institute, and Head of the Pseudoscience and Paranormal Laboratory.  Dr. Smith has published 17 books and has written numerous articles on stress, relaxation, meditation, and mindfulness, as well as spirituality and skepticism. In 1984 he founded the Roosevelt University Stress Institute primarily to combat pseudoscience in the field. He has created classroom and online classes specifically designed to teach critical thinking skills and evaluate extraordinary claims of the paranormal.