Critical Thinking Assignment - The myth I chose to look...

The myth I chose to look into was the myth that ¨most people only use about 10% of their
brain power on average.¨ The reason I thought this myth was particularly interesting had to do
with the origins of this myth and the prevalence of it; despite being debunked multiple times,
many teachers still teach this as if it is fact, and I think that the prevalence of this myth has partly
to do with what teachers teach their students; this myth is continuing to be spread due to many
teacher´s limited understanding of neuroscience. In the psychological study titled ¨Brain
Knowledge and the Prevalence of Neuromyths among Prospective Teachers in Greece¨ , teachers
from Greece were interviewed about their neuroscience literacy, and less than half (47.33%) of
their statements regarding the brain were actually true. The problem with this is the fact that the
primary function of schools is to educate; teachers are expected to be accurate with what they
teach, however, that isn't always the case, as supported by this study. The procedure for the first
half of this study (when it came to tracking how many teachers believed in different neuro-
myths/facts, the part i'm referencing) included giving teachers a 70-statement test in which they
could choose whether they agreed with a statement, disagreed with a statement, or were unsure
about their response, in regards to neuroscience facts and myths. 22 of the statements were
myths. While most of the questions were in random order for all participants, the first 32
statements were based on a previous study by Dekker et al. in which he did roughly the same
thing but on a smaller scale, with only 242 teachers from the countries of the United Kingdom