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Teaching Scientific Reasoning through Attribution Theory.

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Eflin, Juli T.; Kite, Mary E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996

Describes a teaching activity that improves students' scientific reasoning by focusing attention on the causal, explanatory nature of psychological theories. Students learn and use an argument form called Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE). Includes examples of this technique and student responses to the course. (MJP)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior, Causal Models, Educational Strategies

A "Handy" Way to Introduce Research Methods.

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Johnson, David E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996

Provides an exercise for introducing research methods to undergraduates. The students view a graph revealing that left-handed people are underrepresented in older age groups. Small group discussions attempt to explain this phenomenon. A follow-up class discussion focuses on the different approaches and methods available for interpreting the data.…

Descriptors: Causal Models, Critical Thinking, Data Interpretation, Factor Analysis