THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE QUESTIONS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT.
QUESTION 1: Before answering the question below, review the following resources:

Reading: Serotonin Modulates Behavioral Reactions to Unfairness (peer-reviewed journal article)
Video: Beware Neuro-Bunk (11:03)
Reading: The Cheesy Secret Behind Successful Decision Making (popular media article)

For your initial post, answer the following questions:

How did the authors of the peer-reviewed journal article summarize their own work versus the journalist’s summary in the popular media article?
Imagine you are summarizing a peer-reviewed journal article for a general audience. To avoid the oversights in the popular media article, what one major point would you ensure was communicated accurately to a general audience?
Why is it important to refer to empirical studies when you see claims in popular media?
 
How does the concept of psychological studies in the media apply to any of the following programmatic course themes?

Social justice
Career connections
Ethics

QUESTION 2: Why do you think school achievement of low-income students often fall below that of the middle- and upper-income students?