There's a good exercise on this in the instructor's manual that comes with the Myers intro text; it was compiled by Martin Bolt. I've used it a bunch of times, and it works great! ________________________________ From: Don Allen [dal...@langara.bc.ca] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 6:37 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] question
I didn't post the original, but from memory here are a few of the ones that I used at the start of each semester: Santa Claus lives at the North Pole People need oxygen to live 2 + 2 = 4 There is life after death The moon is made of green cheese Money buys happiness I would then ask the students to identify any statements that they knew to be true or knew to be false. I used this to lead into a discussion of how we "know" something to be true/false. Hope that helps. -Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel S. Freund" Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:14 pm Subject: [tips] question To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > Some time ago a TIPSTER posted a list of statements that he put > on the blacboard > at the start of a Methods class. The statements were facts or > beliefs, and > represented different ways of knowing. (The only one I remember > is "God exits." > I would like to modify and use that list in my class this > semester, but Ican not > find where I filed it. If any of you have it or know a source, I > would > appreciate a copy. > > Thank you, > > > Joel > > > > > Joel S. Freund 216 Memorial Hall > Department of Psychology > Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201 > > Phone: (479) 575-4256 > FAX: (479) 575-3219 > E-MAIL: jsfre...@uark.edu > > > "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that > heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka! > (I found it!), but rather, "hmmm.... that's funny...." Isaac Asimov > > "I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has > endowed us with sense, reasons, and > intellect has intended us to forgo their use." Galileo Galilei > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > Don Allen Dept. of Psychology Langara College 100 W. 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5Y 2Z6 Phone: 604-323-5871 --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
