HRS 610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Illusory Correlation, Inductive Reasoning

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28 Aug 2016

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UNC

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HRS - HRS-Human Rehab Services

Course

HRS 610

Professor

Bezyak

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Science and research: the quality of the research methodology forms the basis for the strength of the knowledge claims. This is why it is essential to understand the strengths and limitations of the research method. Claims of science and knowledge: how do we determine whether something we know is accurate, personal experience. I"ll believe it when i see it. Is this a strong basis for knowledge: intuition. The use of intuition and anecdotal evidence to draw general conclusions about the world. Example: children raised in a household with a mother and a father have better mental health than children raised in any other family structure. What is an illusory correlation: authority. Differences between science and other types of knowledge: it is based on the agreement of many, it is provable by the experience of others who are unrelated to the researcher, science is evaluated on its own merits.

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Water and Minerals

COLLAPSE

This discussion requires knowledge of the material from the chapter and research from online databases or valid research sources. This is truly an excellent learning experience for all of us.

Cancer and Chronic Disease (parkinson's, alzeimers, MS, CVD, auto-immune etc) are words that scare most of us. Certainly when it comes to prevention research shows that smoking, excessive alcohol use, exposure to toxins, obesity, poor diet, lowered immunity, inflammation are all implicators. We can definitely reduce our risk with good lifestyle choices (not smoking, normal BMI, etc.) and that includes dietary choices. There is quite a bit of research and debate about which minerals are beneficial for cancer and/or disease prevention (if at all) and research changes often. You can also focus on water, this will probably lead you down a track to discussing the effects of certain pollutants in the water supply. In any case we are going to find that research and share the knowledge!

This week, for your original posting, find a scholarly based article, professional journal article, original research from grey literature (www.greylit.org) or well respected organization/association research on diet and cancer or chronic disease prevention. This could include the presence of minerals, as supplements or from food, or something related to the water supply and cancer/chronic disease prevention, special diet for cancer/chronic diseases prevention etc. It can be specific to a particular type of disease or cancer or more general. If you select a chronic disease, select one specific one. We are on the minerals chapter, so I would like to see research focused on a mineral or that includes a mineral or multiple minerals. (for example though, don't research a high protein diet as that is a macronutrient).

What to consider:

1. Two wasy to navigate sources for you: get on Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com or for non-published research you can query: www.greylit.org OR have the MC librarian direct you to the various databases you have access too (you can call MC library and they will help you if you are fully online and don't want to go in). Absolutley NO wikipedia, livestrong or webmd, Mayo type sites. You can start here for topic ideas but look further! We are looking for scholarly research. Professional organizations are also a good place as well (for instance, I am interested in digestive conditions, and utilize the American Gastroenterological Association site which links to their journal).

2. find something you are interested in and use that as the basis of your search. This could be information from chapter 8. Also remember, it does not just have to be cancer, you can select any chronic condition you are interested in and see if there is research related to vitamins, minerals or phytochemicals.

3. **In many cases on Google Scholar you can see several version of an article and often you can access a free PDF version of the full article. If NOT, call the MC library and ask for our college log on and see if we have rights to the article. They may have given this info to you but I have found most students have to ask. OR the MC library will actually retrieve the full text article for you and email you the PDF, utilize the librarians!! They love it. **do NOT pay to purchase a full text article online! Utilize the MC library!!

3. If you find an article of interest in a regular magazine or paper (print or online) like Health magazine online, New York times, Wall street journal etc. and you like it, then at the END of the article or referenced IN the article will be information on the original research where the writer got the information. You can discuss the general article in your research but also find the original scholarly article online! **include both in your original posting as attachments or links.

For your original posting:

1. in the Subject box put the topic you researched i.e. lead contaminated water and the effects of cognitive development

2. Then post your article (and include either a link or preferabley the pdf or word doc so we can see the entire article). and also provide a detailed summary of the information you read about and if you agree or disagree with the information. Also discuss why you selected this particular article. **document the source appropriately, I am not concerned if you use APA or MLA.

3.**IMPORTANT, for full points YOU are summarizing what the article/research study said in your own words and discussing merits, issues, if you agree, disagree etc. I am having you attach the article/research study you referenced instead of just a works cited info so others in the class can access the information as well. **you are not cutting and pasting the abstract!!

lavendergoat19

We have looked many topics thus far in biology, and have learned how to think critically. As the last assignment, a right of passage into applying scientific principles to the outside world, you will write a paper over a controversial topic in biology. You will approach the matter from a scientific perspective. This means you will have to read scientific journal articles.How to approach a topic and the information you should include:1) What is currently known about the subject? (requires research: must be actual scientific articles not webpages, philosophical diatribes, or some shady article you found in wikipedia)2) What areas of the topic are not well understood, or needs further research? (make sure you really do your homework, don't accept wide ranging statements made on politically driven websites)2) Discuss where the controversy arises when the science meets society. Why does the topic really matter to the advancement of the human race? If it doesn't matter than why is it so politically charged, and why not discuss something that does matter?Bonus (10 points):Design a project or a company that could be involved in improving other peoples lives based on the information you discovered above.Be creative. Make something new and innovative. Post your ideas in the discussion board under the abstract of your paper. See instructions for submission in this folder.

purplemuskrat567

I have provided 3 different sources of information about the Caribbean Crazy Ant (Nylanderia pubens) below. Read each article and decide if it is a credible source to use in a paper about this ant species. In a Word Document, discuss your evaluation of each article, including whether you find the source credible or not, using the four criteria from the recorded lecture

Article 1 http://entnemdept.ufl.edu /creatures/urban/ants/ca ribbean_crazy_ant.htm

Article 2 http://www.arrowextermin ators.com/pestlibrary/ants/caribbeancrazy-ant

Article 3 http://weeklyworldnews.co m/headlines/38981/crazyhairy-ants-attack/

Science accurate?

What is the basis for the story?

What is the affiliation of the scientist?

What is the funding source for the study?

If the hypothesis test is a correlation?

Was the sample of individuals in the experiment a good cross selection of the population?

Was the data collected from a relatively large number of study subjects?

Were participants blind to the group they belonged to and/or the âexpected outcomeâ of the study?

Were data collectors and/or analysts blinded to the group membership of participants in the study?

Is the science reporting balanced and accurate?

Did the news reporter put the study in the context of other research on the same subject?

Did the news story contain commentary from other independent scientists?

Did the reporter list the limitations of the study or studies on which he or she is reporting?

What audience is this article addressed to - who would care about this topic?

Why did this topic gain media attention?

Summarized story?

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