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PSY1133Applica-onsofPsychologicalScience
• Syllabus
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ThoughtsGuidingClass
• “Extraordinaryclaimsrequireextraordinaryevidence.”
• DavidHume
• “Keepinganopenmindisavirtue,butnotsoopenthatyourbrainsfallout.”
• JamesOberg
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Goals&Objec-ves
• Increasecri-calthinkingskills
• Learnhowtoapplyscien-fic/empiricalmodesofthinkingtovariousphenomena
• Learnthedifferencebetweenscienceandpseudoscienceandhowtheyexplainthings
• Understandwhywearesoeasilyfooledwww.caleblack.com
ClassTips
• Lectureslidesarepostedonline
• Readbeforecomingtoclass
• Cometoclassreadytodiscussthereadings
• Cometoclass…period
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Donot…
• Talkwhilesomeoneelseistalking
• Beafraidtoaskques-ons
• Haveyourphoneonduringclass
• Sendmeemailswithanyofthefollowing:– Thx,u,r,dude,l8r,lol,omg,nocapitalle[ers,allcapitalle[ers,noname,“Mr.Lack,”etc.
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Do…
• Askques-ons
• Thinkcri-cally
• Berespec]ulofothers
• Sendmeemailsintheformofale[er
• Askques-onswww.caleblack.com
Grading
• 150points–Mediacri-ques(5@30)
• 250points–Exercises(5@50)
• 100points–Reflec-onques-ons(10@10)
• 500points–PseudoscienceinHealthfair
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