Worth Expert Guide to Scientific Literacy: Thinking Like a Psychological Scientist

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Accessible and engaging, and based on fundamental psychological principles, this brief book helps students foster solid habits of scientific thought. The authors show readers how to apply an empirical, data driven attitude to their decision making. With this increased level of scientific literacy, students will be better able to make sense of complex scientific information they encounter. They will also be able to see through pseudoscientific claims that are not only invalid but potentially harmful.

• Explores characteristics of critical, scientific thought and what kinds of questions to  ask about the information you encounter
  
• Provides specific examples about how being scientifically literate not only helps our understanding of academic issues but also applies to everyday life (e.g., health-related choices, choosing a life partner)
  
• Includes a separate chapter on evaluating arguments
  
• Discusses both misconceptions and the corresponding scientific explanations while examining the process by which we should evaluate any scientific claims
  

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Bernard Beins

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