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    Hauntings, homeopathy, and the Hopkinsville Goblins: using pseudoscience to teach scientific thinking

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    Schmaltz, R; Lilienfeld, SO
    Date
    2014-04-17
    Source Title
    Frontiers in Psychology
    Publisher
    FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Lilienfeld, Scott
    Affiliation
    Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
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    Document Type
    Journal Article
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    Schmaltz, R. & Lilienfeld, S. O. (2014). Hauntings, homeopathy, and the Hopkinsville Goblins: using pseudoscience to teach scientific thinking. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 5 (APR), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00336.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/257374
    DOI
    10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00336
    Abstract
    With access to information ever increasing, it is essential that students acquire the skills to distinguish fact from fiction. By incorporating examples of pseudoscience into lectures, instructors can provide students with the tools needed to understand the difference between scientific and pseudoscientific or paranormal claims. We discuss examples involving psychics, ghosts, aliens, and other phenomena in relation to scientific thinking. In light of research literature demonstrating that presenting and dispelling scientific misconceptions in the classroom is an effective means of countering non-scientific or pseudoscientific beliefs, we provide examples of pseudoscience that can be used to help students acquire healthy skepticism while avoiding cynicism.

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