Mel -
I'm reasonably sure that you'll find something like this in either the 1986
Coon (intro) text, or the Weiten text that came out in roughly 1988. You
might also be interested in the following:
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Misconceptions in Psychology
Brown, L. T. (1983). Some more misconceptions about psychology among
introductory psychology students. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 207-210.
Brown, L. T. (1984). Misconceptions about psychology aren't always what they
seem. Teaching of Psychology, 11, 75-78.
Gardner, R. M. & Dalsing, S. (1986). Misconceptions about psychology among
college students. Teaching of Psychology, 13, 32-34.
Gardner, R. M., & Hund, R. M. (1983). Misconceptions of psychology among
academicians. Teaching of Psychology, 10, 20-22.
Griggs, R. A., & Ransdell, S. E. (1987). Misconceptions tests or
misconceived tests? Teaching of Psychology, 14, 210-214.
Gutman, A. (1979). Misconceptions of psychology and performance in the
introductory course. Teaching of Psychology, 6, 159-161.
Lamal, P. A. (1979). College students' common beliefs about psychology.
Teaching of Psychology, 6, 155-158.
May, R. B., & Hunter, M. A. (1988). Interpreting students' interpretations
of research. Teaching of Psychology, 15, 156-158.
McKeachie, W. J. (1960). Changes in scores on the Northwestern
Misconceptions Test in six elementary psychology courses. Journal of
Educational Psychology, 51, 240-244.
Ruble, R. (1986). Ambiguous psychological misconceptions. Teaching of
Psychology, 13, 34-36.
Vaughan, E. D. (1977). Misconceptions about psychology among introductory
psychology students. Teaching of Psychology, 4, 138-141.
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I'm curious about why you're interested. Is this a research project? I'm
interested.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
