Theory of Knowledge - Course Companion for Students Marija Uzunova Dang Arvin Singh Uzunov Dang

Figure 8.1 “Guards” and their “prisoners” during the experiment conducted at Stanford University
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Zimbardo’s
Twitter as “antiscientific” by psychology
on
Simine Vazire, after new evidence
professor
that the experimental design and
revealed
may have been quite poor and
execution
by investigator bias. The
compromised
has lost some of its landmark
experiment
and its legacy poses familiar questions,
status,
was referring to an article by Ben Blum, which
Vazire
excellent TOK reading.
is
What is an appropriate response when
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knowledge is shown to be
established
How do we best separate the personality and
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of the researcher from the research?
reputation
What is the responsibility of professors and
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in the process of knowledge sharing
teachers
terms: Blum
Search
lifespan of a lie
The
the link to read the article and then discuss the following questions with a partner, in a
Follow
group or as a class.
small
1. How might the beliefs, interests and experiences of researchers affect their research?
2. What kinds of checks are necessary to ensure the integrity of the results and conclusions of
3. How should we guard against being too quick to accept scientific theories that align with the
II. Perspectives
II. Perspectives
controversial?
and transfer?
such as the following.
For discussion
Integrity in research
research?
cultural climate of the time?
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