Misconception Diary

 Assignment Each you will keep a Misconceptions Diary, a written record of misconceptions and changing understanding of psychological fact. In brief, your diary should capture misconceptions you realize you hold and how your understanding of a particular topic changes over time. There are a number of easy ways to accomplish the creation of such a diary. One simple methods is to come to class and do the assigned reading. A second method is to get into the psychological literature through the internet, the library, and scholarly databases and use material you find to create your diary entries. 2. Online Research Another method is to start search the internet for blogs and online columns about scientific psychology and to read these, looking for instances where new facts challenge what you already believe or where the authors explicitly note how new findings challenge old ideas. Alternatively, if you are more adventurous, you can get into the primary psychological literature by accessing scholarly databases through the Niagara College library portal. Assignment Details The diary should capture a semester’s worth of engagement in the material. Each entry should be word processed and submitted using Microsoft Word or in MS Word/RTF format. Entries should be double-spaced and conform to APA format when citing and referencing sources you may use. PS: the topics covered in the course are • What is psychology • Psychomythology • The human brain: facts&myths • Development myths • Memory myths • Intelligence myths • Consciousness myths • Emotion myths • Personality myths • Social behavior myths