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ACTIVITY 3
DEALING WITH CONFLICTING INFORMATION
PART A
Read the following colours out loud. Do not say the word; say the colour of the word. BLUE WHITE GREEN
RED PURPLE PINK
GREEN ORANGE BLUE
PINK GREEN BLACK
YELLOW BROWN BLUE
ORANGE YELLOW
PART B
Now answer these questions about your experience with the colours in Part A. 1.
What do you think happened as you tried to do it?
2.
How easy or difficult was it for you to focus on saying the colour? Explain.
3.
How easy is it for you to do two things at the same time?
4.
What activities do you like to do simultaneously?
ACTIVITY 4
EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION
Explain why you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. 1.
There is too much information in my daily life.
2.
I can trust most of the information I find on the internet.
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CHAPTER 1 Information Overload?
Talk About It
Share your answers to Activity 1 in a group. Find the top three sources you have in common. What kind of information do you get from these sources? Which three do you use most often? Does anyone else use that source? For the latest news, I go to ... 5