As responsible learners in the discipline of Psychology, students in this course will learn to become critical thinkers to equip them with the necessary tools to use and evaluate psychological evidence. This course introduces students to critical thinking as a concept and a tool; the strengths and limitations of the scientific method; and different forms of argumentation, types of reasoning, and ways in which faulty thinking can influence presentation of knowledge.
As responsible learners in the discipline of Psychology, students in this course will learn to become critical thinkers to equip them with the necessary tools to use and evaluate psychological evidence. This course introduces students to critical thinking as a concept and a tool; the strengths and limitations of the scientific method; and different forms of argumentation, types of reasoning, and ways in which faulty thinking can influence presentation of knowledge.