Coverage of the Phineas Gage Story in Introductory Psychology Textbooks: Was Gage No Longer Gage?

Autor/in	Griggs, Richard A.
Titel	Coverage of the Phineas Gage Story in Introductory Psychology Textbooks: Was Gage No Longer Gage?
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 42 (2015) 3, S.195-202 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628315587614
Schlagwörter	Textbooks; Psychology; Textbook Content; Textbook Evaluation; Photography; Introductory Courses; Accuracy; Misconceptions; Brain; History; Rehabilitation; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Head Injuries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Psychologie; Lehrbuchtext; Fotografie; Einführungskurs; Missverständnis; Gehirn; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Kopfverletzung
Abstract	Most introductory textbooks discuss the story of Phineas Gage and his terrible accident in which he survived a three-and-a-half-foot-long tamping iron that weighed 13¼ pounds exploding through his head. Twenty-three current introductory textbooks were analyzed for the accuracy of their coverage of Gage's subsequent (post-accident) history and psychosocial recovery and for inclusion of recently discovered photos of Gage and the most recent digital reconstruction of the path of the tamping iron through his head. Although coverage was generally accurate when included, only half a dozen textbooks discussed Gage's subsequent history or recovery. Inclusion of the photos and recent modeling work was also lacking. Explanations for these coverage deficiencies and suggestions for improved coverage for teachers and textbook authors are offered. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01