Critical Thinking
Jonathan C. Smith
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Allgemeines, Lexika
Beschreibung
Comprehensive and engaging, this extensively revised edition of a student and instructor favorite introduces the basics of critical thinking using the claims of pseudoscience and the paranormal. * Guides readers through the critical thinking process by considering different types of support (sources, logic, and scientific observation) and ruling out alternative explanations * Allows students to practice and apply their new critical thinking skills on claims of extraordinary cures including energy treatments, complementary/alternative medicine and faith healing as well as four paranormal claims of consequence: astrology, spiritualism and the afterlife, parapsychology, and creationism. * Couples a conversational, nontechnical narrative with student-friendly pedagogical tools, including critical thinking questions and a study guide for each chapter. * Provides clear and open-minded discussions of the paranormal spectrum, belief justification surveys, the placebo effect, and the relationship between religion and critical thinking
Kundenbewertungen
Psychological Methods, Research & Statistics, Psychology, Psychologie, Pseudowissenschaft, Psychologische Methoden, Forschung u. Statistik