Research into human cognition, attitudes, and beliefs requires a social sciences approach

Martie Sanders

doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8588

Research into human cognition, attitudes, and beliefs requires a social sciences approach

Authors

Martie Sanders School of Animal, Plant, and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2797-1854

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8588

Keywords:

social sciences research, human research, attitudes and beliefs, subject preferences, human reasoning

Abstract

This Commentary is a response to a Commentary published in the May/June 2020 issue:

Nattrass N. Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences? S Afr J Sci. 2020;116(5/6), Art. #7864, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/7864

Responses to the Commentary in the May/June 2020 issue have been published collectively in a special issue of Volume 116.

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Published

2020-07-10

Issue

Vol. 116 Special issue (2020)

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Commentary

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Sanders, M. (2020). Research into human cognition, attitudes, and beliefs requires a social sciences approach. South African Journal of Science. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8588