Could the lack of citation from this book influence you not to share the lessons learnt?
Citations in the Book
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I agree that citation is required, but I in my opinion I didn't find any subject that Gustavo didn't clearly discuss.djr6090 wrote: ↑26 Aug 2020, 08:08 It's not that the citations were missing, but that they were not linked to the narrative of the book. A footnote/link to one of the sources in the bibliography would have helped. I like to persue anything I am curious about as an aside at the point in which I have been introduced to the subject. My favorite way is to highlight the topic and search web right then. But in this book, I didn't find anything all that controversial.
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Nope, as for me, I would totally practice any remedy that I find interesting. It is just that if I am interested in something I generally try to learn about that thing as much as I can. So citations help in guiding me as it can smooth my research on a remedy with going through the trouble of filtering numerous webpages to find the most well-maintained article about the remedy.Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑31 Aug 2020, 09:41Could the lack of citation from this book influence you not to share the lessons learnt?
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As for me, I would have loved to know more about biofeedback techniques as I felt that it did not cover much. Two paragraphs are something I did not feel satisfied in and would have enjoyed reading more on the topic.Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑31 Aug 2020, 09:42I agree that citation is required, but I in my opinion I didn't find any subject that Gustavo didn't clearly discuss.djr6090 wrote: ↑26 Aug 2020, 08:08 It's not that the citations were missing, but that they were not linked to the narrative of the book. A footnote/link to one of the sources in the bibliography would have helped. I like to persue anything I am curious about as an aside at the point in which I have been introduced to the subject. My favorite way is to highlight the topic and search web right then. But in this book, I didn't find anything all that controversial.
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Yes, I do think new discoveries will have an effect as though it can definitely be edited and published including those discoveries, but to some extent, the people who have already bought the book will have to buy a second copy to get updated, which is such a shame because you can totally get the information if you were referenced to a site which gets updated with that information.Phyllis Anne wrote: ↑29 Aug 2020, 20:37 I agree that citations would have improved my view of this book. I also come from an academic background and think that adding the citations in there not only give credibility to what you are saying but it's also just a testament to the work other people have also put into this subject (which in turn lends to its credibility). What really got me was the back and forth on the references to the various studies. The authors specifically mentioned that not a lot of research had been made for certain options while there seemed to be more definitive research on other cases but all we have is his word for it. With such specific attention to the studies involved, it was really disappointing that we didn't get to see any of it as readers. Another aspect to the citations is that especially with psychology, the age of the source is really important in terms of its reliability and currency with new discoveries.
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Yes! This drove me nuts while I was reading! I understand that they were trying to make it a laymans text, but if they are making a suggestion based off of a study, at least list some information to use to look at the study! I'm glad I'm not the only one this bothered.B00kN1nja wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020, 13:52 I really wish this book had included some source citations, even just simple footnotes for some of the information. As someone from an academic background, I really think this adds credibility and aids readers who are looking for more, especially in a world filled with false information. I do not think the authors were being dishonest, either intentionally or unintentionally, but just a few footnote citations would have improved my view of the book. Especially in circumstances where the authors say something like "one study found that", I think including a citation is really important for the authors' credibility and giving credit to the team that did the "one study".
I do realize that it was supposed to be a practical and accessible guide and that packing it full of references to scientific articles would impede that goal, but I think there has to be some middle ground. What are other peoples' thoughts on this?