Psychopedia of Bad Psychology.pdf

Dr Mezmer’s Psychopedia

as regurgitated to

A. J. Marr

(Caretaker of Dr Mezmer’s World of Bad Psychology located somewhere on the internet)

book available for sale (cheap!) At amazon.com

The Dictionary of Bad Psychology

pp. 4-79

The Encyclopedia of Bad Psychology

pp. 81-253

Psychological Acts

pp. 255-311

(Abridged from 250 volume version existing in my fevered imagination)

Bonus: Two Useless Inspirational Tiny Books!

Chicken Poop for the Soul

pp. 313-331

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Just Stuff It!

pp. 332-337

About Dr. Mezmer pp. 338-339

Table of Contents

About A. J. Marr, the author , really!

Although receiving an education in psychology (University of Florida), in order

to protect his sanity the author decided instead to get a real job. He is presently

marketing vice president for Virtual Business Systems in New Orleans (vbs-

no.com) He wrote that site as well. It ain’t funny, but it sure is a lot more useful!

You can catch him at amarr@vbs-no.com

Introduction

The philosopher Voltaire said that if folks just bothered to define their terms, there

would not be any need to argue. Unlike definitions of aardvarks, armchairs, and arks

that have clear and distinct meanings, meaning for psychologists goes far beyond

simple meaning to what you really mean. Unfortunately, this desire to get under the

surface appearance of things makes standard dictionary definitions of matters

psychological somewhat useless, since everybody in the field has their own separate

notions of how to redefine the psychological wheel.

Hence, in order to clarify the deep and dumb meanings of psychology, I, Dr. Mezmer

offer my Dictionary of Bad Psychology. My definitions will be prejudiced, mean

spirited, inaccurate, and downright wicked. But hey, at least they're not in French!

Abduction: Doctrine derived from formal logic that the best explanation derives from

untestable guesses rather than testable guesses (i.e. deduction) or simple observation

(i.e. induction), thus resulting in an abdication of the need to think. For example, in the

15th century, the limited information about how the solar system worked resulted in

explanations derived from what that information implied, and the resulting Ptolemaic

or earth centered explanation was good enough, thus permitting other hypotheses to be

dismissed and their authors burned alive. Similarly, present day evolutionary

psychologists use abductive reasoning to hold that the mind is composed of cognitive

modules (see phrenology), thus permitting other hypotheses to be dismissed and their

authors figuratively burned alive (see Steven Jay Gould).

Abstract: Summary or condensed version of a study that provides a Cliff-Notes version

for researchers who haven't the time and for audiences who haven't a clue.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Revolutionary psychotherapy derived from

relational frame theory that is taking the country by storm. Currently that storm is a

minor drizzle situated over Reno, Nevada. ACT has been tested by labs across the

country except for Good Housekeeping and Underwriters Labs, and works like a

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