Ideas change everything

9 myths about psychology, debunked

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Ben Ambridge |

TEDxYouth@Manchester

• November 2014

How much of what you think about psychology is actually wrong? In this whistle-stop tour of disproved ideas, Ben Ambridge shares nine popular ideas about psychology that have been proven wrong -- and uncovers a few surprising truths about how our brains really work.

How much of what you think about psychology is actually wrong? In this whistle-stop tour of disproved ideas, Ben Ambridge shares nine popular ideas about psychology that have been proven wrong -- and uncovers a few surprising truths about how our brains really work.

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Ben Ambridge is the author of "Psy-Q," a sparkling book debunking what we think we know about psychology.

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