Cognitive ability, thinking dispositions, and instructional set as predictors of critical thinking

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-127

  Macpherson, Robyn ^a   Stanovich, Keith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belief bias; Cognitive ability; Critical thinking; Individual differences; Instructional set; Myside bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447120840     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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