Chapter 15 Concept

3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading (chapter 15), that we have not already discussed, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

The concept that I found most interesting in chapter 15 of the Epstein text was "the cause makes a difference." The Epstein text presented an example about a guy name Dr. E who has a fear of elephants. Dr. E believes that if he put up a wind chime on his door, the elephants would stay away. He lives in a very high sea level in Cedar City, Utah in a desert. He believes that the wind chime works cause he has not seen any elephants but it is clear to see that no elephants would ever be near his house. Since he has never seen an elephant since he put up his wind chimes he believes his theory works. But really the wind chime has made no difference. For there to be an effect, there needs to be a cause. "If the cause hadn't occurred, there wouldn't be the effect. Since no elephant appeared in his presence, no effect was created. It is good that we check that the cause makes a difference so we would not look over any other possible cause.