The Effect of Hyperventilation on the Ability To Hold One's Breath: Testing the Influence of Beliefs versus Physiology

The Effect of Hyperventilation on the Ability To Hold One's Breath: Testing the Influence of Beliefs versus Physiology

Reports on a simple classroom exercise that investigates whether students' beliefs of what they think should happen influences their measurements. The exercise also provides a framework for discussing the challenges that human belief systems bring to the discipline of using the scientific proce...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American biology teacher 1997, Vol.59 (1), p.229
1. Verfasser: Given, Mac F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Expectation
Hyperventilation
Misconceptions
Opinions
Physiology
Prediction
Respiration
Science Activities
Science Instruction
Secondary Education
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Zusammenfassung:Reports on a simple classroom exercise that investigates whether students' beliefs of what they think should happen influences their measurements. The exercise also provides a framework for discussing the challenges that human belief systems bring to the discipline of using the scientific process. Results suggest that students' preconceived notions regarding hyperventilation are more influential than actual physiology. (AIM)
ISSN:0002-7685