Effect of critical thinking disposition on interpretation of controversial issues: Evaluating evidences and drawing conclusions

Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 186-198

  Hirayama, Rumi ^a   Kusumi, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Belief bias; Critical thinking disposition; Reading process; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644322096     PISSN: 00215015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5926/jjep1953.52.2_186     Document Type: Article

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