Exercise 01: Exercise: Norms and Counter-norms
Goals
This exercise gives you an opportunity to consider how the norms (and counter-norms) that appear common in scientific research compare with other human activities.
Assignment
Choose a realm of human activity that you are familiar with and preferable engage in yourself that is not scientific research–e.g., a sport or game, religious activity, club or social activity, political activity, or something else. Choose two norms or counter-norms in your chosen activity and in a short essay (2-3 double-spaced pages in length) describe the norms or counter-norms in your chosen activity and discuss how they compare with the norms and counter-norms common in scientific research.
Submit
A 2-3 page paper in Microsoft Word format using the following file-naming convention:
<lastname>-<firstname>-PSYCH490.002-ex01.docx
, where you substitute your last name for gilmore-rick-PSYCH490.002-ex01.docx
.