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We are consistently presented with claims about human behavior and mental processes on a near daily basis

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We are consistently presented with claims about human behavior and mental processes on a near daily basis. It is important that we begin to develop skills required to critically evaluate these claims. These critical thinking skills will help us understand what we are being asked to believe, evaluate the evidence supporting claims, and assist us in deciding whether we want to base our own judgements on these claims. Below you will find two claims related to it. Select one and proceed with completing the evidence worksheet. Claim 5: Children raised in similar ways have similar personalities. -OR- Claim 6: Too much sugar causes hyperactivity in children. Choose ONE of the Claims above to evaluate. Which type of claim is it: Frequency, Association, or Causal? EXPLAIN your answer. Search for and read ONE primary source of evidence related to this claim (i.e., a peer-reviewed scientific journal article written by the researchers themselves). If you begin with a media article or other non-scientific website (secondary source), find the original research journal article described in the secondary source. You could begin with a simple Google search of the question related to the claim, but again, you'll want to find a primary research source, perhaps from a link in a secondary source, through scholar.google.com (Links to an external site.). 1-WHERE did you find evidence? Provide the researcher's name, year of publications, and weblink or "digital object identifier" (doi) for the article or the abstract you evaluated. 2-WHAT did the evidence say? Briefly describe the researcher's methods and conclusions. If you do not have access to the full article, briefly describe the Abstract for the article, by own words. 3-What TYPE of evidence was it? List only the types of evidence the researcher produced. Case study Survey Correlational study Quasi-experimental study Longitudinal study Controlled Experimental study Systematic review or meta-analysis of many studies 4-Evaluate whether the types of methods used in the study (descriptive, correlational, or experimental) appropriately matched the type of claim (frequency, association, or causal). 5-RATE the strength of the evidence on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the strongest), and EXPLAIN why you gave that rating.