Critical Thinking in Psychology
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Critical Thinking in Psychology

  1. English
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eBook - PDF

Critical Thinking in Psychology

About this book

Good scientific research depends on critical thinking at least as much as factual knowledge; psychology is no exception to this rule. And yet, despite the importance of critical thinking, psychology students are rarely taught how to think critically about the theories, methods, and concepts they must use. This book shows students and researchers how to think critically about key topics such as experimental research, statistical inference, case studies, logical fallacies, and ethical judgments. Using updated research findings and new insights, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of what critical thinking is and how to teach it in psychology. Written by leading experts in critical thinking in psychology, each chapter contains useful pedagogical features, such as critical-thinking questions, brief summaries, and definitions of key terms. It also supplies descriptions of each chapter author's critical-thinking experience, which evidences how critical thinking has made a difference to facilitating career development.

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Yes, you can access Critical Thinking in Psychology by Robert J. Sternberg,Diane F. Halpern in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & History & Theory in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Preface
  10. 1 An Introduction to Critical Thinking: Maybe It Will Change Your Life
  11. 2 Nobelists Gone Wild: Case Studies in the Domain Specificity of Critical Thinking
  12. 3 Why Science Succeeds, and Sometimes Doesn’t
  13. 4 Critical Thinking and the Rejection of Unsubstantiated Claims
  14. 5 Promoting Critical Thinking by Teaching, or Taking, Psychology Courses
  15. 6 Avoiding and Overcoming Misinformation on the Internet
  16. 7 Critical Thinking Impacts Our Everyday Lives
  17. 8 Research Suffers When We All Agree: How Sociopolitical Homogeneity Impairs Critical Thinking in the Academy
  18. 9 When All Is Just a Click Away: Is Critical Thinking Obsolete in the Digital Age?
  19. 10 Critical Thinking: Promise, Progress, and Paradox
  20. 11 Evaluating Experimental Research
  21. 12 Critical Thinking as Scientific Reasoning: Examining the Power of Sports Momentum
  22. 13 Critical Thinking in STEM Disciplines
  23. 14 Why Would Anyone Do or Believe Such a Thing?: A Social Influence Analysis
  24. 15 Conclusion: How to Think Critically about Politics … and Anything Else!
  25. Index