Critical Thinking in Psychology

Author： Robert J. Sternberg; Henry L. Roediger III; Diane F. Halpern  

Publisher： Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year： 2006

E-ISBN: 9781316040461

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521845892

Subject： B842.5 言语与思维

Keyword： 心理学

Language： ENG

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Critical Thinking in Psychology

Description

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.

Chapter

Cover

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables

List of Contributors

Preface

The Nature and Nurture of Critical Thinking

Evaluating Experimental Research

Critical Thinking in Quasi-Experimentation

Evaluating Surveys and Questionnaires

Critical Thinking in Designing and Analyzing Research

The Case Study Perspective on Psychological Research

Informal Logical Fallacies

Designing Studies to Avoid Confounds

Evaluating Theories

Not All Experiments Are Created Equal

Making Claims in Papers and Talks

Critical Thinking in Clinical Inference

Evaluating Parapsychological Claims

Why Would Anyone Do or Believe Such a Thing?

The Belief Machine

Critical Thinking and Ethics in Psychology

Critical Thinking in Psychology

Author Index

Subject Index

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