APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Critical Thinking and Paranormal Belief in Self-Avowed Skeptics and Believers
- Krystal Rowan
Frostburg State University - D. Alan Bensley
Frostburg State University - Florent Grain
Frostburg State University - Christopher Masciocchi
Frostburg State University - Alexis Young
Frostburg State University - Michael McTaggart
Frostburg State University
Abstract
Research has shown mixed results on whether critical thinking (CT) instruction improves CT skill while decreasing paranormal belief. We found that students in a CT course both increased their skill in reasoning about psychological questions on a CT argument analysis test and reduced their paranormal and superstitious belief.
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