Critical Thinking in Psychology

Pinpoints exactly what critical thinking is and uses cutting-edge research to show how to teach and assess it.

List of contents

1. An introduction to critical thinking: maybe it will change your life Diane F. Halpern and Robert J. Sternberg; 2. Nobelists gone wild: case studies in the domain specificity of critical thinking Scott O. Lilienfeld, Candice Basterfield, Shauna M. Bowes and Thomas H. Costello; 3. Why science succeeds, and sometimes doesn't Jonathan Baron; 4. Critical thinking and the rejection of unsubstantiated claims D. Alan Bensley; 5. Promoting critical thinking by teaching, or taking, psychology courses Douglas A. Bernstein; 6. Avoiding and overcoming misinformation on the Internet Jason L. G. Braasch and Arthur C. Graesser; 7. Critical thinking impacts our everyday lives Heather A. Butler and Diane F. Halpern; 8. Research suffers when we all agree: how sociopolitical homogeneity impairs critical thinking in the academy Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams; 9. When all is just a click away: is critical thinking obsolete in the digital age? Gerd Gigerenzer; 10. Critical thinking: promise, progress, and paradox Jane S. Halonen and Dana S. Dunn; 11. Evaluating experimental research Henry L. Roediger, III and Jeremy K. Yamashiro; 12. Critical thinking as scientific reasoning: examining the power of sports momentum John Ruscio and Kevin Brady; 13. Critical thinking in STEM disciplines Robert J. Sternberg; 14. Why would anyone do or believe such a thing? A social influence analysis Anthony R. Pratkanis; 15. Conclusion: how to think critically about politics (and anything else!) Robert J. Sternberg and Diane F. Halpern.

About the author

Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development at Cornell University, New York, and Honorary Professor of Psychology at Heidelberg University, Germany.Diane F. Halpern is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Claremont McKenna College, California.

Summary

This book shows students and researchers in psychology how to think critically about experimental research, statistical inference, case studies, and ethical judgments. Each chapter explains what critical thinking is and how to teach and assess it by supplying useful features, such as critical-thinking questions and definitions of key terms.

Product details

• Authors: Robert J. Sternberg, Robert J. (Cornell University Sternberg
• Assisted by: Diane F Halpern (Editor), Diane F. Halpern (Editor), Diane F. (Claremont Mckenna College Halpern (Editor), Halpern Diane F. (Editor), Robert J Sternberg (Editor), Robert J. Sternberg (Editor), Robert J. (Cornell University Sternberg (Editor), Sternberg Robert J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108739528
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73952-8
• No. of pages: 402
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Experimental Psychology, Educational psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Intelligence & reasoning