WDW152H1 Lecture 1: Introduction
12 May 2018
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Confirming bias: tendency to ignore or discount information that
challenges our beliefs
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We seek to confirm we are right by ignoring or rejecting information
that suggests we are wrong
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Force you to overcome confirming bias --> learn
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Why
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What caused
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How might
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A question that obligates you to consider a variety of answers. For
example
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What is a good question?
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Did Reagan try to bankrupt the USSR?
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Avoid question that prompt a yes/no response
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Good questions prompt analysis - find out why
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Avoid questions that prompt description
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Choose a topic and pose an open-ended question
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Provide some context for topic
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Must be evidence of initial research
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No thesis statements
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Paper 1
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Open-ended question and place in context
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Briefly explain two different possible answers to the question
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Must be evidence of significant research
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Paper 2
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Research Paper
Lecture 2.1: Introduction
January 11, 2017
10:00 AM
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