Science & the Senses: Perceptions & Deceptions

Autor/in	Stansfield, William D.
Titel	Science & the Senses: Perceptions & Deceptions
Quelle	In: American Biology Teacher, 74 (2012) 3, S.145-149 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-7685
DOI	10.1525/abt.2012.74.3.4
Schlagwörter	Biology; Science Instruction; Perception; Sensory Experience; Perceptual Impairments; Deception; Bias + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Wahrnehmung; Sinnerfahrung; Perceptual handicaps; Wahrnehmungsstörung; Täuschung
Abstract	Science requires the acquisition and analysis of empirical (sense-derived) data. Given the same physical objects or phenomena, the sense organs of all people do not respond equally to these stimuli, nor do their minds interpret sensory signals identically. Therefore, teachers should develop lectures on human sensory systems that include some common examples of sensory limitations, variations, deficiencies, malfunctions, and diseases (as discussed herein) because they have important implications for conducting scientific investigations, science education, and introspection that are seldom included in biology textbooks. Students need to be made aware of the human tendency to self deception in order to avoid the cognitive error of confirmation bias. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10