Why must self-help resources reflect psychological understandings derived from reliable research?

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Many mainstream psychologists believe that self-help resources often fail to reflect psychological understandings and principles derived from valid and reliable research. Often, they are not evidence-based, meaning that they don’t contain research and scientific evidence to support arguments/opinions. This is not good because..............people like to bullsh*t and rant when they're not qualified to do so?

Fake Genius · Accepted Answer

if everyone could do a research, why would they spend lots of money on university training? 

but there are many people out there who have the capability for self-train - in any field at all. 

however, university gives guidelines and methods and DEGREE and recognition. I don't mind about discrimination from those who have PhD. fair enough though. as long as one has proved to worth something, one may claim that. 

when a research doesn't contain the desirable evidence, no matter who made that research, the recognized or not, the scam or the one with particular interest, that research is just useless. 

if a research contains the evidence, no matter who made that research, must be given some credit - but it's not usual.

Terra Nova · Answer

The best self-help resources reflect personal experience.

Bernadette · Answer

"This is not good because..............people like to bullsh*t and rant when they're not qualified to do so?"

That's your opinion.  Only they can say whether they "like to" "bullsh*t and rant when they're not qualified to do so".

All psycho-babbling is opinionated assertions drawn from causal inferences.  Same method that is at the heart of superstition.

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Why must self-help resources reflect psychological understandings derived from reliable research?

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