MYTHS OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: DECEPTIVE MANOEUVRES AND PSEUDOSCIENCE

Positive Psychology (PP) has experienced a huge boom in the last twenty years. The aim of this study is to list a number of myths and fallacious argumentative manoeuvres which sow serious doubts about the novelty and originality of PP. The PP discourse is notably pseudoscientific and has a certain i...

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Main Authors: Luis Fernández-Ríos, Manuel Vilariño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Spanish Psychological Association (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos) 2016-05-01
Series:Papeles del Psicólogo
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Online Access:http://www.papelesdelpsicologo.es/english/2698.pdf