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Im, Soo-hyun; Varma, Keisha; Varma, Sashank – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Background: The "seductive allure of neuroscience explanations" (SANE) is the finding that people overweight psychological arguments when framed in terms of neuroscience findings. Aim: This study extended this finding to arguments concerning the application of psychological findings to educational topics. Sample Participants (n = 320)…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Journal Articles, Educational Research, Cognitive Psychology
Carifio, James – Career Education Quarterly, 1978
Presents findings on student myth belief and stereotyped opinion levels in the area of alcohol use from a study in two Massachusetts communities. Implications for awareness education are drawn from analysis of data on the effect of prior knowledge on students' opinions, which did not show stereotyped beliefs. (MF)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, Attitude Measures, Credibility