Evaluating Psychological Information

by Bell, James

• ISBN13: 9780205435111
• ISBN10: 0205435114
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Workbook
• Copyright: 2019-08-09
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This text provides readers with the intellectual tools necessary to evaluate psychological information and to separate research from opinion and reliable evidence from propaganda.Proposing a four-step procedure, the text focuses on helping studentsevaluate psychological research and evidence from various (and sometimes incomplete or misleading) secondary sources.Step 1 involves identifying the source; Step 2 teaches how to understand the source by analyzing the central idea (Ch. 3); Step 3 teaches how to identify the source; and Step 4 instructs how to evaluate evidence from psychological research (Ch. 4). Each chapter opens with critical thinking questions and includes examples, practice, and feedback¿all essential parts of the learning process.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Critical Thinking

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Key Questions

What Is Critical Thinking?

Why Is Sharpening Critical Thinking Skills Important?

How Do Primary and Secondary Sources Differ?

What Will You Learn from This Book?

Check Your Understanding

Exercises in Careful Reading

Identify Psychological Research Evidence

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Key Questions

How Do You Identify Psychological Research?

What Is a Citation?

What Is Included in the Description of the Study?

What Are the Research Results?

What Are the Key Terms of Experimental Research?

Check Your Understanding

Practice

Exercises in Thinking Critically

Thinking Critically About Secondary

Sources in Psychology: The First Two Steps

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Key Topics

Step 1: Identify the Source

Step 2: Read to Understand

Propaganda Techniques

Practice

Exercises in Thinking Critically

Identify and Evaluate the Research Evidence

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Key Topics

Step 3: Identify the Research Evidence

Step 4: Evaluate the Research Evidence

Practice

Exercises in Thinking Critically

Practice in Thinking Critically

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Practice: Use the Four Steps To Think Critically

Key Concepts for Thinking Critically

Exercises in Thinking Critically

Use the Four Steps to Think Critically

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Four Steps to Use When Thinking Critically

Step 1: Identify the Source

Step 2: Read to Understand

Step 3: Identify the Research Evidence

Step 4: Evaluate the Research Evidence

Exercise in Thinking Critically

Thinking Critically About Sources on the Web

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Key Topics

Evaluating Sources on the Web

APA Style

Exercise in Thinking Critically

Answer Keys

Answer Key for 1.1

Answer Key for 2.1

Answer Key for 3.1

Answer Key for 4.1

Answer Key for 5.1

References

Charts

Index

Glossary of Selected Terms

Key Concepts for Thinking Critically

Questions to Use When Thinking Critically

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