Book Title: Critical Thinking in Psychology: Dispositions, Cognitive Insights, and Research Skills
Edited by Marc Chao and Muhamad Alif Bin Ibrahim
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Book Description: This peer reviewed book provides a practical framework for developing critical thinking in psychology, combining key dispositions, cognitive insights, and research skills. Through theory, real-world examples, and structured methods like the OBSERVE framework, it equips readers to recognise biases, evaluate evidence, and apply rigorous reasoning to psychological research and everyday decision-making.
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Critical Thinking in Psychology: Dispositions, Cognitive Insights, and Research Skills Copyright © 2025 by Marc Chao and Muhamad Alif Bin Ibrahim is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Critical Thinking in Psychology: Dispositions, Cognitive Insights, and Research Skills Copyright © 2025 by Marc Chao and Muhamad Alif Bin Ibrahim is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Critical Thinking in Psychology: Dispositions, Cognitive Insights, and Research Skills is an adaptation of the following sources:
- How to Think Critically by Stephanie Gibbons & Justine Kingsbury, University of Waikato, is used under a CC BY-NC Licence.
- Neuroscience, Psychology and Conflict Management by Judith Rafferty, James Cook University, is used under a CC BY-NC Licence.
- Mastering Thinking: Reasoning, Psychology, and Scientific Methods by Michael Ireland, University of Southern Queensland, is used under a CC BY-SA Licence.
- Research Methods in Psychology by Rajiv S. Jhangiani, I-Chant A. Chiang, Carrie Cuttler & Dana C. Leighton, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, is used under a CC BY-NC-SA Licence.
First published in 2025 by James Cook University
How to cite this book:
Chao, M., & Bin Ibrahim, M. A. (Eds.). (2025). Critical thinking in psychology: Dispositions, cognitive insights, and research skills. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25120/5a9n-kegr