GETTING TO THE FACTS

Sydney, Kayla, Naomi, & Selina

WELCOME

We will be going along disproving myths that can hurt society if we don't stop the spread of misinformation. Here we will provide examples of how you can combat myths.

What do we think we know...or don't know?

18.4% of people were correct

The TRUTH is that the female brain is NOT specifically wired more for multitasking

81.6% of people were correct

The TRUTH is that doodling while taking notes can actually be beneficial to your studies.

93.9% of people were correct

The TRUTH is that intelligence is NOT fixed at birth

3 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY TRUTHS

Women are NOT better than men at multitasking

Doodling is NOT always distracting

Intelligence is NOT fixed at birth

Phone call between husband and wife

Combatting Myths in a classroom

Podcast with friends

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sydney Bierenkoven

Hello everyone! My name is Sydney and I am an undergraduate psychology student at Pacific University Oregon, class of 2023. I am from Denver, Colorado, and I hope that by debunking these myths we teach people that everyone's voice makes a difference and we can all do something to help stop the spread of mis and disinformation.

Kayla Hale

Aloha kakou! I'm Kayla, and I'm currently a junior at Pacific University studying psychology. I am from Wahiawā, Hawai'i, and I am working to be an elementary teacher. My hope by debunking these psychology myths is to bring awareness to the spread of misinformation by social media.


Selina Rojas

Hi all, my name is Selina and I am an undergraduate student at Pacific University majoring in psychology with a kinesiology minor. I am from Seattle, Washington and plan to become a therapist. By debunking these myths I hope to spread knowledge about the ways our environment encourages us to believe misinformation and ways to stop this from happening.

Naomi Johnson

Hi everybody! My name is Naomi from Hillsboro, Oregon and I am in my final days here at Pacific University! I will be graduating with a degree in Psychology with a double minor in Psychological Health & Wellbeing as well as Kinesiology. My hope is in debunking these myths is the spread of accurate information to others so they can become and feel knowledgeable. I also hope to gain the skills in being confident in debunking myths throughout my life.