Today, I will discuss some of the main problems of popular psychology. These are related to mass awareness of certain concepts and data. Because we have access to so much psychology, a lot of trash is generated. Psychology is a science. However, people seem to corrupt the scientific endeavour and turn it into quackery. Take, for example, the widespread understanding of personality based on the Myers Briggs type inventory (MBTI). At least 2 million people take the official test every year. How many million more take its ripoffs on BuzzFeed and Meaaw? The test is questionable. Its ripoffs.. even more so! Yet, people label their lives based on its results. Are people drowning in the incorrect use of psychology? This article may sound harsh but it'll give you plenty to think about. I am not accusing people who believe the following, I am underscoring how pervasive the spread of incorrect information is . I generally find the following aspects of popular psychology bothersome. There i...
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