Critical thinking in psychology
By: edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Henry J. Roediger III, Diane F. Halpern.
Contributors: Sternberg, Robert J.; Roediger, Henry L.; Halpern, Diane F.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Brand: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: Critical thinking.
Description: "Explores key topics in psychology, showing how they can be critically examined."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The nature and nurture of critical thinking / Diane Halpern; title: Evaluating experimental research : critical issues / Henry L. Roediger, III and David P. McCabe; title: Critical thinking in quasi-experimentation / William Shadish; title: Evaluating surveys and questionnaires / Norbert Schwarz; title: Critical thinking in designing and analyzing research / Robert J. Sternberg and Elena Grigorenko; title: The case study perspective on psychological research / Randi Martin and Rachel Hull; title: Informal logical fallacies / Jane Risen and Thomas Gilovich; title: Designing studies to avoid confounds / Kathleen McDermott and Gregory E. Miller; title: Evaluating theories / Simon Dennis and Walter Kintsch; title: Not all experiments are created equal : on conducting and reporting persuasive experiments / Christian H. Jordan and Mark Zanna; title: Making claims in papers and talks / Barbara A. Spellman, Judy DeLoache, and Robert A. Bjork; title: Critical thinking in clinical inference / Thomas Oltmanns and E. David Klonsky; title: Evaluating parapsychological claims / Ray Hyman; title: Why would anyone do or believe such a thing : a social influence analysis / Anthony R. Pratkanis; title: The belief machine / David K. Schneider; title: Critical thinking and ethics in psychology / Celia B. Fisher, Adam L. Fried, and Jessica K. Masty; title: Critical thinking in psychology : it really is critical / Robert J. Sternberg.