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In this chapter, you examined evidence about the effect of the full moon on human behavior. You are asked to select someone for a discussion of this theme. The steps are given below.

1 Make a copy of Exhibit 1.2 to share with people with whom you will conduct a discussion about the effect of the full moon.

2 Select your first person for this dialogue. This cannot be a classmate who knows about this exercise. It must be someone who does not know about the evidence with regard to the full moon and human behavior. Engage in the following discussion:Ask, “Do you believe that people act differently during the full moon than at other times?”Classify this person’s answer as (i) I believe it, (ii) I am not sure, or (iii) I do not believe it.Ask the person why he or she believes that the full moon affects behavior or does not affect it (or is not sure). Make notes about the answer. Use direct quotes from what is said to the extent this is feasible. The title of your page of notes for this first person should be the category the person is in (i.e., I believe it, I am not sure, or I do not believe it).Share the information from Exhibit 1.2 with this person. Ask for his or her response, and make notes about it, with particular reference to the extent that this person appreciates science as a way of knowing and why he or she does so or does not.Repeat these procedures (Steps a–d) for a second person, and make notes as directed. Do the same for a third person.