Nigel Godrich

In his 2016 article titled The Consequences of Reading Inaccurate Information, D. N. Rapp outlines the current state of research into the psychology of interpreting misinformation, which is currently a hot topic issue after the recent presidential election. He discusses the reaction people have to being exposed to inaccurate information, the ways that we intuitively think would decrease the later reliance on the faulty information but do no, and then outlines 4 factors that decrease reliance on inaccuracies. The literature shows that humans are easily fallible creatures, especially when confronted with seemingly reliable information that is clearly false. The incidence of people relying on false information is increased due to the recency of the information even if there is prior knowledge that would contradict the misinformation. Mixing true and untrue information in one source also increases reliance on false information due to the difficulty and confusion trying to discern between the two. The author points to the importance of understanding the effects of these human errors in identifying falsities due to the prevalence of false information in every day written materials, criticizing the media's propensity for highlighting a good story above highlighting the hard truth. According to the literature, when participants are exposed to incorrect information, if quizzed afterward, are more likely to rely on the fake information than those who were provided correct information…

In the late 1880’s of Victorian England, one of the most iconic and well-known duo’s was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Throughout his book, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson can be seen as two complete opposites. Their differences are revealed through the roles they play in the book, how they think, and how they change from the beginning to the end of the novel. Even through their hardships and disagreements, Watson and Holmes use their differences to make up the…

You are a literary scholar and expert on the mystery genre. You have been asked to deliver a guest lecture for a college course in criminal justice; specifically, you must discuss the qualities of a good detective. Write a lecture that compares two popular detectives, one of whom must be Sherlock Holmes. The other detective can be from another work of literature, a film, or a television series. Evaluate the fictional detectives’ positive and negative qualities, their strategies, and their…

I am a girl. I am a girl that came to another country for school. I am a girl that is constantly thinking and wanting to explore the Earth. I am a girl that is not willing to give up on her dreams. I am creative and smart. I have good and bad qualities. I am human. I chose two types of media to show these “I am characteristics” and that I believe represent me in a positive way. I chose a photograph of a woman sculpture carved onto a rock on a coast. For choosing my image, I started off by…

Sherlock Holmes is a detective hero of all times, a fictional character who is more famous than his creator Arthur Conan Doyle. The Scottish author Doyle wrote one of his well-known novel “The Sing of Four starring” the unique and detailed character Sherlock Holmes. Although Doyle has never been a colonist nor his character Holmes, the novel presents the idea of the British empire and its power along with the danger of colonized India and its people through Victorian perspective. I shall start…

The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Conan Doyl features Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Helen Stoner, and Dr. Roylott trying to solve a mystery. The story takes place at Stoke Moran, Dr. Ryolott’s mansion, in April, 1883. Helen Stoner visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to see if the detectives could solve her case. Helen tells Sherlock that her sister, Julia, died before she was married and now Helen fears that she could possibly die the same way. Helen does not know what had…