# 9 myths about psychology, debunked

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxYouth@Manchester
- Speaker: Ben Ambridge
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ben_ambridge_9_myths_about_psychology_debunked)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [9 myths about psychology, debunked](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ben_ambridge_9_myths_about_psychology_debunked/f87202b1b25e), 14 min (TED's player)