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Myth: We Are In Touch With Reality
Students learn that what they view as “real” is but one version of reality, which can vary radically from the experience of other people.
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Myth: Too Much Sugar Causes Hyperactivity in Children
Exploring the realities behind the effects of sugar illustrate many psychological concepts, including hunger, evolution, and psychopathology.
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Myth: Traumatic Memories Are Often Repressed and Later Recovered
This provides students with an opportunity to see that, often, analyses may lead to conclusions that are not final.
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Myth: It’s Better to Stick to Your First Impulse Than Go Back and Change Multiple Choice Test Answers
A misconception that is ideally addressed early in the introductory course.
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Myth: Brain Training Will Make You Smarter
Researching this persuasive myth allows students to use scientific reasoning tools to evaluate popular claims regarding intelligence.
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Science of Behavior Change Symposium at SPR Annual Meeting
“Temporal Discounting as a Target for Prevention: Basic, Mechanistic, Developmental, and Policy Insights” Symposium May 30th, 2018 Society of Prevention Research 26th Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC The Science of Behavior Change, a National Institutes of Health Common Fund program, will hold a symposium discussing the measurement, conceptualization, and application of temporal discounting research from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on May 30th, 2018 as part of the Society of Prevention Research’s 26th Annual Meeting. The presentation will be followed by a brown bag lunch from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.