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Subject Index
self-fulfilling prophecies 178
self-reflection 82, 87
self-regulation skills 168
self-report survey 258–9
sensationalism 14
sensory impressions 270
service learning
assignments 176–7, 179–80
choosing sites 179
in-class use 175, 178
objectives 5–6
sites 179–80
student evaluation 178–9
service-learning office 179
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
(Covey) 242
sex education 207
sexual abuse 13
skills transfer 96, 219–20
sleep experiment 254
small group discussions 253, 277–8
smoking, adolescents 206, 207
Snow, Dr. John 1
social accountability 220
social intelligence 163, 168
social psychology 142, 143–4, 176
Socratic method of questioning 137
Southern Association of College and
Universities 65
sports-related examples 2
spousal abuse 206
stair-stepped approach 118
statistics courses
critical thinking activities 153–4
format changes 154–5
reasons for 149–50, 158, 232
tools 157
stereotypes 109–10, 124
strain 91
stress 91–3, 94–6
stressors 91
Stroop effect 185, 187
Structured Peer Review Exercises 29–30
Student Approaches Questionnaire 238
students xv
cognitive development 3
collaboration 95
contraprepared 52
course reviews 104
defensiveness 117–18
discussion 61
feedback 66, 83, 84, 94
freshman/mid-career scores 79, 80
guest teaching 139–40
life experiences 118
participation 253–4
personal theory of behavior 63
postdiscussion 253–4
reflections 81–2
resistance to critical thinking 51–4
self-assessment 67, 82
service learning 178–9
vocational identity 225–6
stuttering study 205
summary writing 27–8
Super Bowl Sunday 206
syllabus preparation 54
synthesis 93, 94, 142
Taiwan study 214
Taking Sides book
ADHD 120, 123
assessment of outcome 124–5
divorce 120, 121–2, 123
maternal employment 120, 123
pornography 121
position papers from 258, 259–60
as teaching tool 118, 119, 257
video games 121
written assignments 4–5, 125
tapestry approach 106
target words, memory 186–7
Task Force on Psychology Major
Competencies, APA 81–2, 85, 149,
150, 231
tautologies 106
Taxonomy of Educational Objectives 139
teachable moments concept 107
teachers
exciting feedback 254
popularity issues 53
promoting critical thinking 101, 111
resistance to teaching critical thinking 53
time pressures 172
teaching critical thinking xv, 53–5, 138–40,
143–4, 155–8
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