Challenging Your Preconceptions: Thinking Critically About Psychology - Softcover

Smith, Randolph A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534267394 ISBN 13: 9780534267391

Verlag: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Smith Randolph A

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Críticas:

1. Guidelines for Critical Thinking (Introduction). 2. Psychology and the Popular Press (How to Critically Read About Psychology). 3. Statistical Seduction (Statistics and Research). 4. Anatomy is Destiny--Or Is It? (Biological Bases of Behavior). 5. Is What You See What You Get? (Sensation and Perception). 6. Can Hypnosis Help Me Remember? (Altered States of Consciousness). 7. Conditioning and Advertising (Learning). 8. Biases in Memory (Memory). 9. IQ is Forever--Isn't It? (Testing). 10. Understanding Your Own Motives (Motivation). 11. Evaluating Codependency. 12. Is Bibliotheraphy Helpful? 13. Social Influence Tactics (Social Psychology).

Reseña del editor:

This supplement supports the development of critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in the introductory psychology course. In the first chapter, the author identifies seven characteristics of critical thinkers, and in the following chapters he dissects a challenging issue in the discipline and models critical thinking for the reader. Each chapter concludes with an analysis of the process, exercises, and extensive references.

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• Verlag: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0534267394
• ISBN 13: 9780534267391
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 5
• Anzahl der Seiten: 123