Anderson, A. and Soden, R. and Hunter, S.C. (2001) Evidence evaluation and use in undergraduates' everyday reasoning. Scottish Educational Review, 33 (1). pp. 59-71. ISSN 0141-9072
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In a peer interaction task involving controversial topics, 30 undergraduate psychology students identified strengths and weaknesses of various items of evidence. Participants could make some appropriate criticisms of evidence and were most positive about research-based evidence. However, generalizations were most frequently used to bolster participants' arguments, even after exposure to various evidence forms.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 5446 |
| Keywords: | college students, critical thinking, generalization, higher education, logical thinking, persuasive discourse, Higher Education, Psychology |
| Subjects: | Education > Theory and practice of education > Higher Education Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Psychology Faculty of Education > Educational and Professional Studies |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2008 |
| Last modified: | 04 Oct 2012 12:01 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/5446 |
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