Topic XVI. Mismeasure of Man
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LEARNING GOALS
- B. CONCEPT ACQUISITION
- The abuse of science for social and political ends is exacerbated by confirmation bias and badging.
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LEARNING GOALS
- A. ATTITUDES
- Recognize that you are yourself always implicated in some social dynamic or other that may be relevant to the assessment of any particular study of human groups.
- C. CONCEPT APPLICATION
- Explain how the validity of human classifications (e.g., race, gender) can be problematic and contribute to such abuses (e.g., because there isn’t any there, there are a number of things there, there is one thing there but it doesn’t have the significance you take it to).