Find one flawed source of information on the internet. To find a flawed source, look for one with a substantial number of errors.
Read what the textbook says about the myth.
Use the myth you chose and use it as your search word/phrase.
If you don’t see a flawed source on the first page of results, skip to the 3rd page of results or further.
Look for sources that are not accurate based on the information in your textbook.
Tips for finding flawed sources:
Scroll through your social media feeds.
Scroll through your results and look for sources that are not:
.gov websites.
News or press websites.
Then find and read two peer-reviewed journal articles on the topic. You will use these articles to help debunk the myth through their research findings.
Instructions
Write a 3–5 page paper which includes:
Brief summary of the myth and evidence provided by the website (your flawed source).
Challenge the myth: provide evidence that the myth is not correct.
Identify assumptions that underlie or support the myth.
Include the research findings from peer-reviewed journal articles.
For each source:
Discuss the methods, participants, and results.
Explain the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the sources.
Discuss whether the research is ethical based on the five APA ethical principles of psychologists. Refer to the specific principles and cite the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.
Using your textbook and other scholarly sources, discuss how the brain and body work in relation to your myth.
We only use 10% of our brain—focus on the cerebrum.
Brain training will make you smart—focus on the chapter on intelligence.
The brain perceives the world as it is—focus on the chapters about our senses.
Right-brained people are more creative—focus on how the hemispheres work.
Adults can’t grow new brain cells—focus on Chapters 2 and 3.
The brain is a computer—focus on the chapter on memory.
Construct your own theory: based on your research, what do you think is correct?
Use headers to organize your paper. You should have at least three headers.
