Thinking Critically About Psychology and the Media
Do Lie Detectors Tell the Truth? Federation of American Scientists - What is the mission of the Federation of American Scientists?
- Select Government Secrecy, then Polygraph Policy. Under Polygraph Hearing, choose Issues Surrounding the Use of Polygraphs. Briefly summarize statements by Senators Orrin Hatch and Patrick Leahy.
- Briefly summarize the arguments made by Mike Capps, William Iacono, Jeffrey H. Smith, Mark S. Zaid, Richard Keifer, and George W. Maschke,
- Write a recommendation either for or against the use of the polygraph by the U.S. government. Defend your position.
Psychology Versus Common Sense
Do Emotional Experiences Depend on Physical Responses to Emotional Situations? Paul Ekman Publications - Read the following article
Ekman, P. (1993) Facial expression of emotion. American Psychologist, 48, 384-392. Then summarize what Ekman has written on each of these questions: What information does an expression typically convey?
Can there be emotion without facial expression?Can there be a facial expression of emotion without emotion?
How do individuals differ in their facial expressions of emotion?- Ekman concludes his article with the research on the face and emotion has just begun. In your view, what research questions remain to be answered? Why?
Anatomy of a Research Study
Do Emotions Depend on the Attribution of a Cause for Our Physiological Arousal? Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh North Side: People: George Ferris - Summarize this newspaper article that appeared in the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette on June 17, 1893.
- Ferris Wheels have been associated with romance. Use Schacter and Singer's two-factor theory of emotion to provide a possible explanation for this association.
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