Critical Thinking as Disciplinary Practice

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-281

  Yanchar, Stephen C ^a   Slife, Brent D ^a   Warne, Russell ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assumptions; critical thinking; implications

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049119091     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.12.3.265     Document Type: Article

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