Description
"Stephen Greenspan has penned the definitive book on why people are gullible. He reveals why so many people are so gullible, the psychology that drives gullible behaviors, and most importantly what we can do about it. Annals of Gullibility belongs on the bookshelves of skeptics and scientists, not to mention politicians and policy analysts, especially before they go to war." -- Michael Shermer Publisher, Skeptics Magazine
About the Author
STEPHEN GREENSPAN is a developmental psychologist, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, and Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. In 2008, he received the Dybwad Award for Humanitarianism from the American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. A specialist in developmental disablities with a particular interest in social competence and incompetence, Greenspan's interest in gullibility grew out of his advocacy for the innocence of a cognitively-impaired man wrongly convicted of murder.
Reviews
Annals of Gullibility provides some interesting examples of gullibility for people looking for such anecdotes, perhaps for a lecture or colloquium. The final chapter might also be useful reading for students or others who want to increase their resistance to persuasion and would be a valuable reading assignment for classes in related topics. * PsycCRITIQUES *
Book Information
ISBN 9780313362163
Author Stephen Greenspan
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 510g