Unit 1 - Module 1: The Scientific Attitude, Critical Thinking, and Developing Arguments

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Unit One - Module 1 The Scientific Attitude, Critical Thinking, and Developing Arguments Image: Ap Psychology Unit One Banner (binary/octet-stream)	The Scientific Attitude, Critical Thinking, and Developing Arguments
psychology	Psychology is the science of behaviour and mental processes.
critical thinking	Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumption, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
scientific attitude	Putting a scientific attitude into practice requires: curiosity skepticism humility
scientific attitude: curiosity	The scientific attitude demands that we ask questions and that we put these questions to the test.
scientific attitude: skepticism	The scientific attitude demands that we don't take things at face value and that we recognize the contradictory nature of "common sense."
scientific attitude: humility	The scientific attitude demands that we be willing to be surprised and that we be open to follow new ideas.

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