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100 1 _aHalpern, Diane F.
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245 1 0 _aThought & knowledge :
_bAn introduction to critical thinking /
_cDiane F. Halpern.
246 3 _aThought and knowledge
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aMahwah, N.J. :
_bLawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers,
_cc2003.
300 _axii, 467 p. :
_bill. ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: 1 Thinking: An Introduction 1 -- The Need for Critical Thinking Skills 2 -- Empirical Evidence That Thinking Can Be Improved 10 -- Learning to Think Critically: A Four Part Model 14 -- Intelligence and Thinking Skills 21 -- Learning to Be Intelligent 25 -- Becoming A Better Thinker: The Quick and Easy Way 26 -- Thinking about Thinking 27 -- Critical Thinking: Hollywood Style 32 -- A Framework for Thinking 34 -- Chapter Summary 37 -- Terms to Know 38 -- 2 Memory: The Acquisition, Retention, -- and Retrieval of Knowledge 39 -- Memory As the Mediator of Cognitive Processes 40 -- Acquisition 49 -- Retention 59 -- Retrieval 63 -- Working Memory 66 -- Metamemory 69 -- Mnemonics 71 -- Biases in Memory 79 -- Long-Term Accuracy Is Sometimes Excellent 80 -- Applying the Framework 81 -- Chapter Summary 83 -- Terms to Know 84 -- 3 The Relationship Between Thought and Language 87 -- Thought and Language 88 -- Words and Their Meanings 100 -- Language: Tool or Master of Thought? 106 -- Comprehension: The Reason for Language 118 -- Applying the Framework 132 -- Chapter Summary 134 -- Terms to Know 134 -- 4 Reasoning: Drawing Deductively Valid Conclusions 137 -- Logical and Psychological 138 -- Linear Ordering 141 -- If, Then Statements 146 -- Combinatorial Reasoning 155 -- Syllogistic Reasoning 156 -- Probabilistic Reasoning 173 -- Reasoning in Everyday Contexts 174 -- Reasoning Gone Wrong 176 -- Applying the Framework 177 -- Chapter Summary 178 -- Terms to Know 179 -- 5 Analyzing Arguments 182 -- The Anatomy of an Argument 183 -- Diagramming the Structure of an Argument 189 -- Actively Open-Minded Thinking 193 -- Evaluating the Strength of an Argument 195 -- How to Analyze an Argument 204 -- A Template for Writing Sound Arguments 205 -- Persuasion and Propaganda 207 -- Explaining as Knowing 209 -- Applying the Framework 226 -- Chapter Summary 227 -- Terms to Know 228 -- 6 Thinking as Hypothesis Testing 231 -- Understanding Hypothesis Testing 232 -- Inductive and Deductive Methods 233 -- Populations and Samples 236 -- Science versus Science Fiction 241 -- Determining Cause 243 -- Thinking About Errors 253 -- Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 254 -- Occult Beliefs and the Paranormal 256 -- Thinking as an Intuitive Scientist 257 -- Applying the Framework 259 -- Chapter Summary 260 -- Terms to Know 261 -- 7 Likelihood and Uncertainty: -- Understanding Probabilities 264 -- Probabilistic Nature of the World 265 -- Factors Affecting Judgments about -- Likelihood and Uncertainty 270 -- Using Probability 272 -- Expected Values 282 -- Subjective Probability 285 -- Making Probabilistic Decisions 288 -- Risk 296 -- Statistical Use and Abuse 300 -- Applying the Framework 303 -- Chapter Summary 305 -- Terms to Know 306 -- 8 Decision Making 308 -- Making Sound Decisions 309 -- Pitfalls and Pratfalls in Decision Making 315 -- Evaluating Consequences 327 -- Elimination by Aspects 330 -- Preparing A Worksheet 331 -- Postdecision Commitment and Evaluation 339 -- Applying the Framework 343 -- Chapter Summary 345 -- Terms to Know 345 -- 9 Development of Problem-Solving Skills 348 -- What Is A Problem? 349 -- Anatomy of A Problem 350 -- Stages in Problem Solving 352 -- Well-Defined and Ill-Defined Problems 355 -- Problem Planning and Representation 356 -- Problem-Solving Strategies 372 -- Problem-Solving Problems 387 -- Applying the Framework 391 -- Chapter Summary 392 -- Terms to Know 393 -- 10 Creative Thinking 396 -- Defining Creativity 397 -- Creativity as a Cognitive Process 404 -- Encouraging Creativity 412 -- Strategies for Creative Thinking 416 -- Applying the Framework 425 -- Chapter Summary 427 -- Terms to Know 428 -- 11 The Last Word 430.
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_aScientific Thinking- Prep
_vreading book
_xComputer Science
_ySemester 2. 2008/2009
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2002024594.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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