pick TWO of the following eight terms. Don’t everybody pick the same terms! Give
pick TWO of the following eight terms. Don’t everybody pick the same terms! Give a brief definition of the two terms and how they might relate to your career or work in this class.
Terms:
Confirmation Bias
Cognitive Dissonance
Group Think
Semmelweis Reflex
Lysenkoism
Ignorance and Uncertainty
Experimenter Effect
Catastrophic Thinking
PART II: Fables of the Cuyahoga
Please read “Fables of the Cuyahoga,” and then craft a post that includes your answers to questions/issues detailed below, but is not limited to them.
Were you familiar with this story before now?
What is your reaction to the article?
How did you feel reading about the amount of pollution in the U.S. described in the article?
Do you agree with the author – why or why not?
Other thoughts?
