Introduction from the Research Team

Like other forms of misinformation, misconceptions about behavior and mental processes can misguide the actions and decisions of consumers, jurors, parents, teachers, journalists, and policymakers. Research on false information and the impact of various methods for correcting it has led to a wide range of potentially helpful suggestions for debunking these misconceptions (see Bernstein et al., 2025 for a review). Our research team has been pilot-testing several new debunking approaches that we hope might be of interest, so we have posted them here. For more information about them, or for consultation about adopting versions of them in your own classes, please contact the team member associated with each post or, for general information, contact Doug Bernstein at douglas.bernstein@comcast.net. 

Reference

Bernstein, D.A., Uttl, B., Cameron, E.L., Herold, D., Khanna, M.M., LaCaille, R., Lamana-Finn, K., McBride, E., Stanley, C.M., Uruena-Agnes, A. & McGee, J. (2025). Harnessing the power of introductory psychology to combat misconceptions about psychology. Psychology Learning and Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1177/14757257251329949

Here is a poster and details about the assignment from Dr. Debbie Herold (Project Debunk presented at NITOP).

Here is a poster by Drs. Lara LaCaille and Rick LaCaille presented at ACT.

Here are additional posters from Dr. Kim Lamana-Finn and Dr. Melissa Lehman.