In Keith Stanovich’s book, How to Think Straight about Psychology, Stanovich presents ideas and information on psychology and how it is viewed by society throughout time. In the first chapter of his book, Stanovich discusses the issue with how society views and recognizes psychology. Stanovich first presents that Sigmund Freud is one of the most recognizable names in psychology. (He is the only name I have ever heard regarding psychology.) The issues is that, “Freud’s importance to modern psychology is vastly exaggerated” (Stanovich 2). Freud did not conduct controlled and unbiased investigations. Many of Freud’s theories did not have enough evidence to support his original claim (2). Modern-day psychology is solely based on having supporting
