Problem
1. Reading: Serotonin Modulates Behavioral Reactions to Unfairness (peer-reviewed journal article)
2. Video: Beware Neuro-Bunk (11:03)
3. Reading: The Cheesy Secret Behind Successful Decision Making (popular media article)
A. How did the authors of the peer-reviewed journal article summarize their own work versus the journalist's summary in the popular media article?
B. Imagine you are summarizing a peer-reviewed journal article for a general audience. To avoid the oversights in the popular media article, what one major point would you ensure was communicated accurately to a general audience?
C. Why is it important to refer to empirical studies when you see claims in popular media?
D. How does the concept of psychological studies in the media apply to any of the following programmatic course themes?
a. Social justice
b. Career connections
c. Ethics
E. Post an article, video, or additional research to reinforce a peer's idea or challenge them to see their point from a different perspective.
F. Engage in conversation with your peers around the concept of psychological studies in the media.
Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources.