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Assignment | Debunking Project (Watkins): Getting Started

PSYC 2301 | Professor B. Watkins (Spring 2025)

Psychology

Debunking Project

Use this guide to locate information on your topic. The complete assignment is in D2L.

Specific Required Elements:

  •  Include a brief explanation of the myth in your own words.

  • Describe at least one example of the occurrence of the myth in popular culture.

  • Using credible information sources, provide three pieces of evidence that the myth is false

  • Include references listed at either the end of the presentation or on a separate references page in APA format. The librarian is a great resource to help with formatting APA citations. 

 

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