Thought and Knowledge

An Introduction to Critical Thinking

Diane F. Halpern (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

640 Seiten

2013 | 5th edition
Psychology Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84872-629-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This best-selling textbook, written by award-winning educator and past president of the American Psychological Association, Diane F. Halpern, applies theory and research from the learning sciences to teach students the thinking skills they need to succeed in today's world. This new edition retains features from earlier editions that have helped its readers become better thinkers. A rigorous academic grounding based in cognitive psychology is presented in a clear writing style with a humorous tone and supported by numerous practical examples and anecdotes.

Thought and Knowledge, Fifth Edition has been revised to help students meet the challenges of a global neighborhood and make meaningful conclusions from the overwhelming quantity of information now available at the click of a mouse. The skills learned with this text will help students learn more efficiently, research more productively, and present logical, informed arguments.

Thought and Knowledge, Fifth Edition is appropriate for use as a textbook in critical thinking courses offered in departments of psychology, philosophy, English, humanities, or as a supplement in any course where critical thinking is emphasized.

Autor

Diane F. Halpern is Dean of Social Sciences Emerita at the Minerva Schools at KGI and Professor Emerita at Claremont McKenna College. She is a past president of the American Psychological Association, the Western Psychological Association, the Society for General Psychology, and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Professor Halpern has won many awards for her teaching and research, including the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science (2013); the Arthur W. Staats Lecture on Unifying Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association (2013); Outstanding Professor Award from the Western Psychological Association (2002); American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching (1999); Distinguished Career Award for Contributions to Education from the American Psychological Association (1996); and the California State University's State-Wide Outstanding Professor Award.

Inhalt

1. Thinking: An Introduction. 2: Thinking Starts Here: Memory as the Mediator Of Cognitive Processes. 3. The Relationship Between Thought and Language. 4. Reasoning: Drawing Deductively Valid Conclusions. 5. Analyzing Arguments. 6. Thinking as Hypothesis Testing. 7. Likelihood and Uncertainty: Understanding Probabilities. 8. Decision Making: It is a Matter of Choice. 9. Development of Problem Solving Skills. 10. Creative Thinking. 11. The Last Word. Appendix: List of Critical Thinking Skills.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.12.2013
• Zusatzinfo: 17 Tables, black and white; 71 Line drawings, black and white; 55 Halftones, black and white; 126 Illustrations, black and white
• Verlagsort: Hove
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 1344 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• ISBN-10: 1-84872-629-5 / 1848726295
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84872-629-1 / 9781848726291
• Zustand: Neuware