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Keyword Suggestions for Myth, Legends, & Theories Searching

Suggested keyword for searching:

  • theory (or the name of the theory/concept itself)
  • belief
  • misconception
  • changes
  • folklore
  • myth
  • legend
  • stereotype
  • controversy
  • history (The word history can be useful for topics that historically were misunderstood by the general public.  This may not work well for some topics but it's worth a try.)

Suggested keyword combinations:

  • topic keyword AND misconception
  • topic keyword AND myth
  • topic keyword AND legend
  • topic keyword AND beliefs

Examples:

  • (professor OR higher education) AND misconceptions
  • mothman AND (legend OR myth OR folklore)
  • "learning style" AND (myth OR beliefs)
  • "birth order" AND belief AND personality

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