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PSY-260: Introduction to Psychological Research and Ethics
Topic 1: Media Claims versus Empirical Facts
Instructions:
1. Complete the chart below by identifying five media claims and scientific facts that
support and refutes your media claim statements.
2. Cite the scholarly, peer reviewed sources from which the scientific facts were obtained
using in-text citations formatted according to APA. Include a full reference page at the
end of your document following proper APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center.
Media Claim Scientific Fact to Support
Claim
Scientific Fact to
Oppose Claim
Example: Consuming too
much social media can
negatively impact our well-
being.
Greater exposure to social
media is linked to lower
levels of self-esteem (Vogel,
2014).
For personal health,
social media can
provide patients with
tools for empowerment
and engagement with
others. (Househ,
Borycki, & Kushniruk,
2014).
Suicide rates are higher for
individuals who come from
a broken home
60% of suicides in
adolescents are from
individuals who come
from broken homes
(Schaller & Schmidtke,
1988).