78182 20200221144247.0 sideral 110626 ART-2016-110626 eng Fernández-Ríos, L. Myths of positive psychology: deceptive manoeuvres and pseudoscience 2016 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Positive Psychology (PP) has experienced a huge boom in the last twenty years. The aim of this study is to list a number of myths and fallacious argumentative manoeuvres which sow serious doubts about the novelty and originality of PP. The PP discourse is notably pseudoscientific and has a certain intellectual dishonesty. Additionally, PP extends knowledge through social networks, books and journals. This knowledge is alleged to be empirically evidence-based, but in fact it is sustained upon tautological statements, superficial knowledge and obvious conclusions. All of the knowledge produced by PP reveals what it is provided by common sense and traditional wisdom. In conclusion, PP is not necessary in producing this knowledge and is academically and socially irrelevant and dispensable. This paper concludes with some considerations about the uncertain future of the always controversial PP. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 0.229 2016 Psychology (miscellaneous) 2016 Q3 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion (orcid)0000-0001-8212-3319 Vilariño, M. Universidad de Zaragoza 4009 740 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicología Social 37, 2 (2016), 134-142 Pap. psicol. Papeles del Psicologo 0214-7823 http://www.papelesdelpsicologo.es/English/2698.pdf Texto completo de la revista 99368 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/78182/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 127187 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/78182/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:78182 articulos driver 2020-02-21-13:25:57 ARTICLE