GSS2148
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PSEUDOSCIENCE AND THE PARANORMAL
General Social & Behav Sci-GSSSocial and Behavioral Sciences
Course Title
PSEUDOSCIENCE AND THE PARANORMAL
Course Description
The popular media and self-help industry is rife with extraordinary claims. Alien experimentation, psychic detectives, mediums, ESP, extreme therapies and miracle products are all examples of how pseudoscience and the paranormal have become prevalent, popular and even an extremely lucrative enterprise. The majority of these examples defy the basic laws of science, logic and common sense yet they appeal to a large number of people. In this course we will use science, specifically a psychological perspective to explore these popular theories and claims, and learn to think critically in order to be able to constructively evaluate them.
Units
4
