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Question Set One
Jonathan St B. T. Evans, Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction, Chapter One, “Introduction and History,” and Chapter Two, “Problem Solving.”
According to Evans, what are thinking and reasoning? How do they differ? How are they connected?
Trace the historical trajectory of “thinking” from the early introspection method to contemporary cognitive psychology.
What are the primary contributions of gestalt psychology to human problem solving?
How can cognitive biases and limitations impact individuals’ ability to identify problems accurately and generate effective solutions, and how can heuristics and analogies help mitigate these effects?
Tasks:
Read Chapter One, “Introduction and History,” from Evans’ Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction.
Read Chapter Two, “Problem Solving,” from Evans’ Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction.
Prepare written answers to all questions in the above question set.
Submit written answers in a word document.
Instructions:
Write a minimum of one well-organized, well-developed, five-sentence paragraph answer for each question.
Include the following in each paragraph:
A topic sentence that clearly answers the question;
Supporting sentence(s) that explicate, elaborate, explain, and/or expand the topic sentence;
Specific evidence from the reading, with an MLA in-text citation, that supports the topic sentence;
Analysis sentence(s) that answer So What? and/or How?
Format question set answers using MLA style.
Include a works cited page for the assignment.
Tips:
Read the questions in the question set before you begin reading for the assignment.
Look up all words/terms you are not familiar with.
Annotate as you read.Links to an external site.
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