Johnson's Focus Pres: Pseudoscience by https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898 en-us 2016-07-13 21:52:22 UTC 2023-01-22 14:00:25 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Pseudoscience denise_johnson3 https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116368491 A pseudoscience is a belief or process which masquerades as science in an attempt to claim a legitimacy which it would not otherwise be able to achieve on its own terms]]> 2016-07-13 22:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116368491 Examples of Pseudoscience. denise_johnson3 https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116368690 Pseudoscience includes beliefs, theories, or practices that have been or are considered scientific, but have no basis in scientific fact. This could mean they were disproved scientifically, can’t be tested or lack evidence to support them. ]]> 2016-07-13 22:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116368690 Why Pseudoscience? denise_johnson3 https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116427296 •Our brains are predisposed to make order out of disorder and make sense out of nonsense.

•Apophenia is when we find connections among unrelated or random phenomenon.

•Pareidolia is seeing meaningful images in meaningful visual stimuli. 

•We believe what we want to believe.

•Many pseudoscientific beliefs offer control over an uncontrollable world.

•Terror management theory and mortality salience.
]]> 2016-07-14 19:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116427296 Why is it important to recognize pseudoscience? denise_johnson3 https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116427590 Many scientists' ordinary response to pseudoscientific claims is simply to laugh at them. But mythology has always been an important part of human culture, often by giving people the illusion of having some direct control over their lives. This can lead to their becoming advocates for various kinds of health quackery, to commercial scams, and to cult-like organizations. Worst of all, they can pressure political and educational circles to adopt their ideologies.]]> 2016-07-14 19:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116427590 What is the difference between science and pseudoscience? denise_johnson3 https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116428064 Pseudoscience does not follow the scientific process.]]> 2016-07-14 19:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116428064 The Face on Mars denise_johnson3 https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116428191 This is what we thought we were viewing when the first image came to us.]]> 2016-07-14 20:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116428191 The Face on Mars denise_johnson3 https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116428348 The actual image that was on Mars.]]> 2016-07-14 20:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116428348 Warning Signs of Pseudoscience denise_johnson3 https://padlet.com/denise_johnson3/g7g5jbyh2898/wish/116428401 •Ad hoc immunizing hypothesis
–Escape hatch to protect against falsification, usually a loophole or exception for negative findings.
•Lack of self-correction
•Overreliance on anecdotes
–Anecdotes are often not representative, but can’t tell us about cause and effect and are often difficult to verifty.
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