Challenging Your Preconceptions: Thinking Critically About Psychology

by Randolph A. Smith

This supplement supports the development of critical thinking skills necessary to success in the introductory psychology course. The chapter sequence mirrors the organization of the typical introductory psychology course. In the first chapter, the author identifies seven characteristics of critical thinkers, and in the following chapters he dissects a challenging issue in the discipline and models critical thinking for the reader. Each chapter concludes with an analysis of the process, exercises for the student, and extensive references. This useful volume supports the full semester of the course.

Genres: Textbooks

123 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Charles]

The book (and there is a later edition) does a good job of introducing some critcal thinking questions and for that deserves kudos. It's a fairly short book but pretty helpful for psychology students.

[Kevin]

13 short essays on critical thinking. Intended as a psychology textbook it made for a brief read but certainly makes you think about how readily we are influenced and jump to ill-founded conclusions.