(First time visitors: Important research information is to the right of this post. Sites of interest are at the bottom of the page, just under the first blog entry. That first entry explains the purpose of this blog. Enjoy!)
When doing any sort of research, it's important to keep an open mind. If you go into it looking for a certain outcome, you're more likely to ignore valid evidence that doesn't support that outcome, while giving evidence that does support it undue weight.
On the other hand, if you uncritically accept information from all sources, whether it makes sense or not, you're not being open-minded, you're being gullible. Here's an excellent video on the topic of open-mindedness that breaks it down clearly, in a way that's interesting and fun to watch.
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