Psychological mythbusters

Goal

Present story well, learn to cite well, debunk some psychological myths.

We learn more effectively when taught via our preferred “learning style”
Violent offenders usually have a diagnosis of mental illness
Smiling makes you happy
Playing Mozart’s music to Infants Boosts their Intelligence
Subliminal messaging can persuade you to buy things
Intelligence tests are biased towards some groups
The Polygraph accurately measures dishonesty
90 percent of communication is non verbal
People only use 10% of their brain power
Some people are left-brained, some are right brained
Human memory works like a camera, capturing accurately events we experience
People can learn information. like languages, while sleeping
We are attracted mostly to people who are different from us
People who were sexually abused in their childhoods, develop sever personality disorders in their adulthood
Our handwriting reveals our personality
Vaccines cause autism
Electroconvulsive therapy is brutal and physically dangerous treatment
Most psychoterapies find solutions to people problems in their childhood

Name	URL
The Top 10 Psychology Myths	https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201112/the-top-10-psychology-myths
10 Surprising Pop Psychology Myths and the True Science Behind Them	https://www.scienceofpeople.com/myths-pop-psychology/