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| Introduction to Critical Thinking | |
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| Key Questions | |
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| What Is Critical Thinking? | |
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| Why Is Sharpening Critical Thinking Skills Important? | |
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| How Do Primary and Secondary Sources Differ? | |
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| What Will You Learn from This Book? | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Exercises in Careful Reading | |
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| Identify Psychological Research Evidence | |
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| How Do You Identify Psychological Research? | |
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| What Is a Citation? | |
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| What Is Included in the Description of the Study? | |
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| What Are the Research Results? | |
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| What Are the Key Terms of Experimental Research? | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Practice | |
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| Exercises in Thinking Critically | |
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| Thinking Critically About Secondary | |
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| Sources in Psychology: The First Two Steps | |
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| Step 1: Identify the Source | |
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| Step 2: Read to Understand | |
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| Propaganda Techniques | |
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| Exercises in Thinking Critically | |
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| Identify and Evaluate the Research Evidence | |
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| Step 3: Identify the Research Evidence | |
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| Step 4: Evaluate the Research Evidence | |
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| Exercises in Thinking Critically | |
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| Practice in Thinking Critically | |
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| Practice: Use the Four Steps To Think Critically | |
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| Key Concepts for Thinking Critically | |
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| Exercises in Thinking Critically | |
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| Use the Four Steps to Think Critically | |
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| Four Steps to Use When Thinking Critically | |
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| Step 1: Identify the Source | |
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| Step 2: Read to Understand | |
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| Step 3: Identify the Research Evidence | |
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| Step 4: Evaluate the Research Evidence | |
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| Exercise in Thinking Critically | |
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| Thinking Critically About Sources on the Web | |
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| Evaluating Sources on the Web | |
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| APA Style | |
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| Exercise in Thinking Critically | |
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| Answer Keys | |
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| Answer Key for 1.1 | |
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| Answer Key for 2.1 | |
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| Answer Key for 3.1 | |
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| Answer Key for 4.1 | |
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| Answer Key for 5.1 | |
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| References | |
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| Charts | |
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| Index | |
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| Glossary of Selected Terms | |
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| Key Concepts for Thinking Critically | |
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| Questions to Use When Thinking Critically | |