"Pop psychology" refers to simplified, popularized psychological concepts or theories that are often oversimplified and lack scientific rigor. It focuses on quick fixes and self-help methods without the depth and accuracy associated with academic psychology.
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Sentences with «pop psychology»
- And while it contains some entertaining observations, this is a work of pop psychology, not of deep insight. (totalpolitics.com)
- «Everything that happens, happens for a reason» is just a bit of fluffy pop psychology that is used to explain why bad things happen. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
- By the 1990s it had become a core concept of biology, sociology, even pop psychology. (discovermagazine.com)
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