Kool-Aid Psychology.

• Autores: Michael Shermer
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 302, Nº. 1, 2010, págs. 39-39
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses how optimism became more important than realism in the positive-psychology movement. The author acknowledges he is an optimist by nature despite his thought that given enough time the upward trend of optimism will take a dramatic decline. He cites the concept of the “black swan,” which are unpredictable events, as a metaphor for the positive-thinking movement and presents a historical overview of the pioneers of the movement such as Norman Vincent Peale.