Smith, Jonathan C.
Critical Thinking: Pseudoscience and the Paranormal
Comprehensive and engaging, this extensively revised edition of a student and instructor favorite introduces the basics of critical thinking using the claims of pseudoscience and the paranormal.
- Guides readers through the critical thinking process by considering different types of support (sources, logic, and scientific observation) and ruling out alternative explanations
- Allows students to practice and apply their new critical thinking skills on claims of extraordinary cures including energy treatments, complementary/alternative medicine and faith healing as well as four paranormal claims of consequence: astrology, spiritualism and the afterlife, parapsychology, and creationism.
- Couples a conversational, nontechnical narrative with student-friendly pedagogical tools, including critical thinking questions and a study guide for each chapter.
- Provides clear and open-minded discussions of the paranormal spectrum, belief justification surveys, the placebo effect, and the relationship between religion and critical thinking
Nyckelord: Logic; logical fallacies; astrology; spiritualism; afterlife; parapsychology; energy treatments; complementary medicine; alternative medicine; faith healing; creationism; placebo effect; perceptual error; memory errors; perception; research methods, Psychological Methods, Research & Statistics, Psychological Methods, Research & Statistics
- Författare
- Smith, Jonathan C.
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2017
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 2
- Sidantal
- 320 sidor
- Kategori
- Psykologi
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781119029373
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781119029359