Contents
List of Contributors xi
About the Editors xiii
Foreword xv
Diane F. Halpern
Preface xvii
Dana S. Dunn, Jane S. Halonen, and Randolph A. Smith
Acknowledgments xix
1 Engaging Minds: Introducing Best Practices in
Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology 1
Dana S. Dunn, Jane S. Halonen, and Randolph A. Smith
Part I The Case for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology 9
2 Critical Thinking: Needed Now More Than Ever 11
Carole Wade
3 Have We Demystified Critical Thinking? 23
Natalie Kerr Lawrence, Sherry L. Serdikoff, Tracy E. Zinn,
and Suzanne C. Baker
4 Are They Ready Yet? Developmental Issues in Teaching Thinking 35
Laird R. O. Edman
5 Simple Strategies for Teaching Your Students to Think Critically 49
William Buskist and Jessica G. Irons
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