PSY 655 Week 6 Discussion 1 and 2 with Answers

PSY 655 Topic 6 DQ 1

A solid definition of the Law of Unintended Consequences is provided on page 54 of the assigned article, "The Unintended Consequences of the Application of Technology in Teaching and Learning Environments," which includes work from Portes (2000). Draw a comparison between Portes notion of the importance of careful and sustained analysis of the social context and the red flags of poor decisions.

PSY 655 Topic 6 DQ 2

Consider the bicycle helmet example of Blanchflower in the assigned article, "The Law of Unintended Consequences."

Clearly more detailed research would be required to support his notion, but he poses an interesting way of considering unintended consequences. Consult your own experiences and those in your immediate circle of influence to generate one potential example of unintended consequences.