Determining the Myth What is your outcome regarding the myth concluded from your literature research?
Critical Thinking-Myth Essay Write a myth/critical thinking essay. Pick a myth you have been wondering about frequently if the statement is correct or not (it has to be psychology related – not, for instance a biological or astronomical phenomena). If you need ideas, you can find a list of psychology myths at the end of this guide of the short essay assignment. Research the claim or debunk it, using at least 2 sources. Do NOT use the following as a source: Lilienfeld, S. O., Lynn, S. J., Ruscio, J., & Beyerstain, B. L. (2010). 50 great myths about popular psychology: Shattering widespread misconceptions about human behavior. One source has to be from a peer reviewed article from a psychology journal (NOT from a magazine, such as NOT from Psychology Today). To access a peer reviewed article, you can use this web-address https://library.nwacc.edu/psychology/articles (Links to an external site.) . Click then on Academic Search Premier. Type in words of phrases related to your topic. For instance, you want to find out about the myth that schizophrenics are marked by violent behaviors; you would type into the search field schizophrenics AND “violent behaviors” . Pick at least one article that fits your topic; it must be from a psychology-related journal, entails a research study, and is not older than 10 years. Pick a psychology-related myth to write your essay. If you cannot come up with one, you may pick a myth form the list below. Do not use any information that is provided on the website. You will have to conduct your own search for an article to support your debunking the myth or use as evidence that the myth is true. Write your essay; it has to be equivalent to at least 2-pages, double-spaced, or a minimum of 575 words. Include in your essay: – Title – Introduction, Purpose & Hypothesis What is the myth you are looking into and why is this topic of interest? What is the purpose of the research described in the article? What are the authors trying to find out (include their research hypothesis or research question(s))? – Article Description What does the literature/article write about the topic related to the myth you chose. How do the authors arrive at their findings? What do the authors conclude about their study? – Critical Thinking/Evidence and Outcome Determining the Myth What is your outcome regarding the myth concluded from your literature research? Did you confirm or debunk the myth? Why (back up by evidence/finding(s) from the article you used for this essay)? Has your belief changed or could you say there was not enough evidence to debunk the myth and it appears as if there is some validity to the myth? If so, support your standpoint/provide evidence to why the myth may be valid; this may call for citing and referencing of another resource. – Conclusion/Learning Outcome What do you think about the article/how the study was conducted or the outcome of the study? What did you learn by reading this article and about researching for the correctness of the myth? – References Usually one starts a new page but as you are posting this as a discussion, leave a few lines blank and then place your references. As you have at least two references, you will write on the top, centered “References” (not in quotation marks). (Myth #14 Most People with Amnesia Forget All Details of Their Earlier Lives)
