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  1. A Crash Course in Critical Thinking

    Here is a series of questions you can ask yourself to try to ensure that you are thinking critically. Conspiracy theories. Inability to distinguish facts from falsehoods. Widespread confusion ...

  2. Critical Thinking

    Critical thinking plays a vital role in various aspects of life, including education, personal and professional relationships, problem-solving, decision-making, and understanding complex issues. It enables individuals to think independently, make informed judgments, evaluate the reliability of information, and develop well-reasoned arguments.

  3. Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Matters

    In addition, rigid, dichotomous thinking impedes critical thinking in that it oversimplifies the complexity of social life in a pluralistic society (Bensley, 2023; Cheung et al., 2002; Halpern ...

  4. PDF Critical Thinking in Psychology

    This book is an introductory text on critical thinking for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. It shows students how to think critically about key topics such as experimental research, statistical inference, case studies, logical fallacies, and ethical judgments. Robert J. Sternberg is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University.

  5. Critical Thinking

    Critical Thinking. Critical thinking is a widely accepted educational goal. Its definition is contested, but the competing definitions can be understood as differing conceptions of the same basic concept: careful thinking directed to a goal. Conceptions differ with respect to the scope of such thinking, the type of goal, the criteria and norms ...

  6. On Critical Thinking

    Theoretical critical thinking involves helping the student develop an appreciation for scientific explanations of behavior. This means learning not just the content of psychology but how and why psychology is organized into concepts, principles, laws, and theories. Developing theoretical skills begins in the introductory course where the ...

  7. Standards of Critical Thinking

    Clarity is an important standard of critical thought. Clarity of communication is one aspect of this. We must be clear in how we communicate our thoughts, beliefs, and reasons for those beliefs ...

  8. Critical thinking in psychology, 2nd ed.

    This book presents essays by some of the foremost experts on critical thinking in the field of psychology. It is oriented toward students of psychology who hope to learn how to improve their critical thinking skills, and also to instructors who seek to teach and assess for critical thinking. Good scientific research depends on critical thinking at least as much as factual knowledge; psychology ...

  9. An Introduction to Critical Thinking: Maybe It Will Change Your Life

    We define critical thinking in several different ways that converge on the same basic idea. It is a combination of skills, attitude, and knowledge. To think critically about any topic, one needs a deep knowledge of the topic and the propensity to apply the appropriate thinking skills.

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    Summary. In this book, distinguished theorists and researchers in psychology have explored the role of critical thinking in psychology. The conclusion I come to is that critical thinking is critical in and to psychology. In this final chapter, I summarize some of the "critical" lessons readers can learn from having read the book.

  11. Critical Thinking: A Model of Intelligence for Solving Real-World

    4. Critical Thinking as an Applied Model for Intelligence. One definition of intelligence that directly addresses the question about intelligence and real-world problem solving comes from Nickerson (2020, p. 205): "the ability to learn, to reason well, to solve novel problems, and to deal effectively with novel problems—often unpredictable—that confront one in daily life."

  12. PDF Basic Guidelines for Critical Thinking about Psychology

    1. Ask questions: be willing to wonder. To think critically about psychology, one must be willing to think creatively—to be curious about why people act the way they do and to question common explanations and examine new ones. 2. Define the problem. Once a question has been raised, the next step is to identify the issues involved in clear and ...

  13. Our Conception of Critical Thinking

    Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. It presupposes assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication and problem-solving abilities, as well as a commitment to overcome our native egocentrism and sociocentrism. To Analyze ...

  14. Why is critical thinking important for Psychology students?

    Critical thinking is objective and requires you to analyse and evaluate information to form a sound judgement. It is a cornerstone of evidence-based arguments and forming an evidence-based argument is essential in Psychology. That is why we, your tutors, as well as your future employers, want you to develop this skill effectively.

  15. Psychology: Critical Thinking

    Definitions. "Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.

  16. Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology

    Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology 99781405174039_1_Pretoc.indd i781405174039_1_Pretoc.indd i 66/27/2008 4:38:18 PM/27/2008 4:38:18 PM ... 12 Critical Thinking in Critical Courses: Principles and Applications 137 Janet E. Kuebli, Richard D. Harvey, and James H. Korn

  17. PDF Critical Thinking About Research: Psychology and Related Fields, Second

    The Critical Thinking Community (2016) defined it this way: Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. It presupposes assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication and problem-solving abilities, as well as a commitment to ...

  18. Teaching critical thinking in psychology: A handbook of best practices

    This edited handbook is a scholarly yet pedagogically practical attempt to teach critical thinking skills in the context of the discipline of psychology. Our authors provide a showcase for best practices for teaching critical thinking issues in psychology courses taught at four-year colleges and universities, two-year colleges, and high schools. The chapters and short reports in this book grew ...

  19. Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving

    Sanchez, M. A. (1995). Using critical-thinking principles as a guide to college-level instruction. Teaching of Psychology, 22(1), 72-74. Spicer, K. L. & Hanks, W. E. (1995). Multiple measures of critical thinking skills and predisposition in assessment of critical thinking.

  20. Promoting Critical Thinking by Teaching, or Taking, Psychology Courses

    A set of specific demonstrations and activities illustrate some of the ways in which, through interactive lecturing, these courses can be configured to introduce a critical thinking system and incorporate systematic practice at critical thinking without fundamentally changing course content.

  21. Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology

    She publishes in the areas of assessment, critical thinking, faculty development, and student success. Jane is a Fellow and past President of Division 2 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and served as Associate Editor of its journal, Teaching of Psychology.

  22. 3 Core Critical Thinking Skills Every Thinker Should Have

    Improving critical thinking using web-based argument mapping exercises with automated feedback. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 25, 2, 268-291. Dwyer, C.P. (2011).

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    Professional ethics is concerned with doing what is right. In the discipline of psychology, doing what is right is associated with conducting oneself in ways that aspire to satisfy a number of moral principles. For example, psychologists make a commitment to conduct themselves in ways that maximize benefits and avoid harms to those with whom ...

  24. Development of the Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale

    The critical thinking literature (e.g., Bensley, 2023) suggests assessment of critical thinking would ideally include aspects of motivational dispositions. Identified dispositions are open ...