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Ross et al. (2010) placed electrodes at specific points on participants' skulls that were used to apply small electrical charges at various times during the experiment, while no charge or "dummy charges" (a charge that provided the same sensation as a full charge, but that did not actually provide current to the brain) was given at other times in order to test and control for the real effect of an actual charge to the brain. This methodology is described in brief by Porter (2011), however the technical elements that are carefully detailed in the research publication of the methods used are not presented in this popular media article (Ross et al., 2010). All of the information aside from the key findings of the article are left out also, although the basic limitations of the finding are described and there is evident care taken to not inflate the results or over-exaggerate their importance (Porter, 2011).

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The information that is left out of the popular media article would undoubtedly be useful to other researchers and any more specifically educated and knowledgeable readers, however this information does not significantly limit the interpretation of findings in ways other than those mentioned by Porter (2011) (Ross et al., 2010).

All in all, this popular media article does ne excellent job of summarizing the salient parts of the research. While some information is lost, it does not affect the overall conclusions of the article. There is no attempt to sensationalize or exaggerate the findings......

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