Andre is writing a paper for his Cognitive Psychology class about how the internet
has changed people's reading habits. He finds an article in a popular magazine that
provides data from a brain imaging study of people reading print and online texts.
What is the most important thing he should do to evaluate this data for use in his
essay?
a)
b)
Track down the article's data source and review the source's publication
medium and methods for credibility
Review the credibility of the popular magazine. Are they known for
publishing retractions?
Do an internet search of the article's author to ensure that they are a
reputable journalist
d) Reject the data as unreliable, since it's being reported in a popular magazine