Psychobabble solicitaiton

PsyBlog is soliciting your favorite psychobabble. Head over there to give your favorite instance of the complete misinterpretation of psychology in pop culture.

My favorite is number one on their list of examples: "Their brains lit up in the scanner." Brain activity is not phosphorescent. There is euphemism, and there is a point where the euphemism entirely confuses the issue.

Hat-tip: Mind Hacks

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