
The Critical Thinking Companion
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
3rd Edition
Published on 9. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-319-03049-0 (ISBN)
Description
This supportive guide offers undergraduate Psychology students an active learning approach to critical thinking. Throughout the books the authors include a wealth of hands-on exercises that span the spectrum of topics in psychology from neuroscience, cognitive, social, abnormal, and developmental psychology.
The companion uses the revised Bloom's Taxonomy as a framework to explore how psychology students can improve their critical thinking skills related to the science of mind and behaviour. Designed to support any introduction to psychology or critical thinking course, this engaging and concise companion takes an active learning approach to developing students' critical thinking skills.
The companion uses the revised Bloom's Taxonomy as a framework to explore how psychology students can improve their critical thinking skills related to the science of mind and behaviour. Designed to support any introduction to psychology or critical thinking course, this engaging and concise companion takes an active learning approach to developing students' critical thinking skills.
More details
Edition
3rd ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
240 p.
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
736 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-319-03049-0 (9781319030490)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jane S. Halonen; Cynthia Gray
Content
Introduction.- 1. THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGIAL SCIENCE.- 2. NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIOR.- 3. STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS.- 4. THE NATURE AND NURTURE OF BEHAVIOR.- 5. THE DEVELOPING PERSON.- 6. SENSATION.- 7. PERCEPTION.- 8. LEARNING.- 9. MEMORY.- 10. THINKING AND LANGAUGE.- 11. INTELLIGENCE.- 12. MOTIVATION.- 13. EMOTION.- 14. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.- 15. PERSONALITY.- 16. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS.- 17. THERAPY.- 18. STRESS AND HEALTH.