PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Critical Inquiry
17 May 2018
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Introduction
Brain Stimulation or Hypnosis
• In 2010, climate-change skeptics perceived North American bitter cold and East Coast
blizzards as discounting global warming.
• Rather than having their understanding of climate change sayed y today’s eathe
• By thei o politial ies, itial thikes say, “ho e the eidee.
• Over time, is the Earth actually warming?
• Are the polar ice caps melting?
• Are vegetation patterns changing?
• And is human activity spewing gases that would lead us to expect such changes?
• When contemplating such issues, critical thinkers will consider the credibility of sources.
• They will look at the evidence
• Do the fats suppot the, o ae they just aki’ stuff up?
• They will recognize multiple perspectives.
• And they will expose themselves to news sources that challenge their preconceived
ideas.
• Has psyhology’s itial iuiy ee ope to supisig fidigs?
• The answer, as ensuing chapters illustrate, is plainly yes.
• Some examples: Massive losses of brain tissue early in life may have minimal long-term
effects
• Within days, newborns can recognize their mother by her odor
• After brain damage, a person may be able to learn new skills yet be unaware of such
learning
• Diverse groups—men and women, old and young, rich and middle class, those with
disabilities and those without—report comparable levels of personal happiness.
• And has critical inquiry convincingly debunked popular presumptions?
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