Fact and Fable in Psychology

A collection of essays that scrutinizes popular misunderstandings of mental phenomena, contrasting sensational or mystical claims with findings from disciplined observation and experiment. The author emphasizes the explanatory force of normal, law-governed psychological processes and warns that fascination with the unusual or subconscious can foster error when divorced from rigorous method. Essays analyze faulty logic and misleading evidence, critique spiritualist and occult explanations, and present critical discussions of perception, memory, suggestion, and subconscious operations. The aim is to redirect public interest toward systematic inquiry and to show how ordinary psychological principles illuminate apparently anomalous experiences.