Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science
For the Homework Assignment, watch the video entitled “Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science” and use Chapter 2 to identify and describe four of the problems that Ben Goldacre discusses in his TED Talk.
Although he is focusing on epidemiology research in his talk, his talk is equally as relevant for the field of psychology.
For each example that Ben Goldacre highlights, briefly describe the example, state the problem using the terminology in Chapter 2 of your textbook, and briefly explain why it is a problem .
Do not copy and paste anything from the textbook but try to state it in your own words.
Summarize using your own words .
You can use that draft by replacing the text with your own writing, but be sure to keep the formatting the same as the draft.
Develop one question about any of the research described in the TED Talk or any of the research described in Chapter 2 of your textbook.
