What are some theories you love to hate on that are widespread and are seemingly scientific (and often expressed as such by media) but actually have little or no scientific basis?
I'm thinking of things like
- Maslow's hierarchy of needs
- Stockholm syndrome
- DISC assessment
Book tip: The Cult of Personality Testing: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves, by Annie Murphy Paul
simonandschuster.com/books/The-Cult…
The book I read in January. x.com/axbom/status/1…
If you've followed me for a while you'll not be surprised that this thread was really just a tease to get you to actually read my old thread on the replication crisis... x.com/axbom/status/9…