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This 2 volume set takes a multidisciplinary approach to critical thinking, drawing together leading experts from disciplines including psychology, philosophy, education, and creativity. Volume 1 stages a dialogue between disciplines to demonstrate how a multidisciplinary approach advances the theory and classroom practice of critical thinking. Volume 2 considers how we might best apply critical-thinking skills to meet challenges in our everyday lives. The book s authors consider topics ranging from conspiracy beliefs, AI and bio-ethics, to multiculturalism, health communication and social justice. This compelling work offers fresh insights for students, scholars and those with a general interest in the application and development of critical thinking skills.
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Robert J. Sternberg
is Professor of Psychology in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, USA, and Honorary Professor of Psychology at Heidelberg University, Germany. Professor Sternberg is a Past President of the American Psychological Association, the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the Eastern Psychological Association, and the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology. He has also been president of four divisions of the American Psychological Association and Treasurer of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Professor Sternberg is a member of the US National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has won over two dozen awards for his work, including the James McKeen Cattell Award (1999) and the William James Fellow Award (2017) from APS and the Grawemeyer Award in Psychology (2018). He is the author and editor of over 2000 publications including
Critical Thinking in Psychology
,
2nd Edition
(2020, edited with Diane F. Halpern).
Weihua Niu
is Professor of Psychology and the Director of Global Psychology at Pace University, USA. Professor Niu is recognized internationally for her cross-cultural research in creativity, intelligence, critical thinking, mathematical thinking and learning, learning difficulties, resilience, and social cognition, publishing more than 60 articles in English and Chinese in these areas, including two recent publications co-authored with her graduate students on the relationship between critical thinking and creativity (Park et al., 2021, 2023). She has received numerous awards and scholarships in Psychology, including the APA International Research Excellence Award and a fellowship from the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology.
