Unit 8 Discussion | Quick Homework Help

Help me study for my Psychology class. I’m stuck and don’t understand.

Choose one of the following articles to read:

Option 1: False Balance

• Cook, J., Lewandowsky, S., & Ecker, U. K. H. (2017). Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: Exposing misleading argumentation techniques reduces their influence. PLoS One, 12(5), 1–17.

Option 2: Myth Busting

• Pluviano, S., Watt, C., & Sergio, D. S. (2017). Misinformation lingers in memory: Failure of three pro-vaccination strategies. PLoS One, 12(7), 1–12.

Option 3: Retraction

• Ecker, U. K. H., Hogan, J. L., & Lewandowsky, S. (2017). Reminders and repetition of misinformation: Helping or hindering its retraction? Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 6(2), 185–192.

Then, address the following:

• Which descriptive statistics did they use?
• Why do you feel these descriptive statistics were important?
• Which descriptive statistics do you feel are important for your study and why?
  • Do not quote, paraphrase, or summarize.
• Cite and reference your source.