Psychology Question

THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE QUESTIONS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT.

QUESTION 1: Before answering the question below, review the following resources:

• Reading: Serotonin Modulates Behavioral Reactions to Unfairness (peer-reviewed journal article)
• Video: Beware Neuro-Bunk (11:03)
• Reading: The Cheesy Secret Behind Successful Decision Making (popular media article)

For your initial post, answer the following questions:

• How did the authors of the peer-reviewed journal article summarize their own work versus the journalist’s summary in the popular media article?
• Imagine you are summarizing a peer-reviewed journal article for a general audience. To avoid the oversights in the popular media article, what one major point would you ensure was communicated accurately to a general audience?
• Why is it important to refer to empirical studies when you see claims in popular media?
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• How does the concept of psychological studies in the media apply to any of the following programmatic course themes?
  • Social justice
  • Career connections
  • Ethics

  
  
  QUESTION 2: Why do you think school achievement of low-income students often fall below that of the middle- and upper-income students?