Unit 5 - Perspectives and biases

References and further resources

Introduction and learning outcomes

1. Photo 'Banksy Pollard Street, East End of London' by Paolo Redwings, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy#/media/File:Banksy_Pollard_Street.jpg, licensed under CC BY 2.0, retrieved 16 March 2018

Test your logical thinking skills

2. 'Wason selection task', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wason_selection_taskaccessed 12 January 2018

Perspectives

3. Video: 'Participatory Video with Farmers - Compilation' by InsightShare (2013), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed), retrieved 30 January 2018.

Seeing patterns

4. GIF 'RandomPoints' by CaitlinJo (2013), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RandomPoints.gif, licensed under CC BY 3.0, retrieved 16 March 2018

Quick brain exercise
5. Image 'Political map of South America' by Yug (2010), this is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_America-en.svg, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, retrieved 16 March 2018
Anchoring, confirmation, expectancy and cultural bias

6. Comic from Crimes Against Hugh’s Manatees by Hugh D. Crawford, http://crimesagainsthughsmanatees.tumblr.com/image/158616111767, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0, retrieved 16 March 2018
Learn more about bias

7. Video: 'Episode 8 − Extraordinary Claims: Uncut conversation with Tom Gilovich' by Think101 (2014), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed), retrieved 30 January 2018
Critical reflection on perspectives and biases

8. Video: 'The Plastic Bag Debate' by TheJHVoice (2012), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed), retrieved 30 January 2018

What have I learned?

9. Comic from Crimes Against Hugh’s Manatees by Hugh D. Crawford, http://crimesagainsthughsmanatees.tumblr.com/image/157466293247, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0, retrieved 16 March 2018

Further resources

McLeod, S. A. (2008). 'Asch experiment', www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.htmlaccessed 12 January 2018

Halpern, D. (2003). 'Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking', Fourth Edition, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, New Jersey.