Sentence examples for basic misconceptions from inspiring English sources

In fact, much of what we thought we knew about Pavlov has been based on bad translations and basic misconceptions.

Critics say that behavioral optometry rests upon some very basic misconceptions about the way the brain operates, particularly regarding the processes involved in paying attention and reading.

But some leaders in Catholic elementary and secondary education say the criticism reflects basic misconceptions: that the Catholic schools are bound by the Common Core rather than merely guided by it, and that it sets a ceiling on standards as well as a floor.

Moreover, basic misconceptions of evolution are consistently endorsed or expressed by a broad range of the public, including adult visitors to natural history museums (Evans et al. 2010), science graduate students (Gregory and Ellis 2009), and medical students (Bishop and Anderson 1990).

We also think the elusive search for true love has a lot to do with basic misconceptions that we've learned to associate with relationships.

Bad gift-giving usually stems from one basic misconception: If it's a video game, it must be for children.

It refers not to a series but to a serial – ie a serialised version – so it's fundamentally wrong, a basic misconception of meaning.

"Any belief that there's some huge amount of cash out there that can be substituted for the missing funds either on the securities side or on the commodities side is a basic misconception," he says.

McCloud explains that he intended to have a career in comics from the time he was in tenth grade, and that the basic misconception most people share is that comics are a genre.

But many users still suffer from a basic misconception: They think that in order to converse with another member via Facebook's e-mail-like Messages feature, they first need to send the other person a friend request and wait for it to be accepted before hitting Messages.

There's a basic misconception about Goldman, Lehman and Morgan Stanley that they are primarily brokers.