Here is a description of an interesting study that might be of use in a critical thinking course (or cognition, or social psych, or methods). Apparently when you confront people with evidence that runs contrary to their pre-existing beliefs, they not only argue that science cannot address the question, they also often generalize that opinion of science to a wide range of other topics as well. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/03/confirmation-bias-scientific-evidence
Chrsi -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3543 or send a blank email to leave-3543-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
