Listen to this audio lecture (33 minutes, 18 seconds) by Dr. Steven Novella, a clinical neurologist well-known as a proponent of critical thinking.
Some (optional) additional links related to Steven Novella for you to explore:
The Neurologica Blog http://theness.com/neurologicablog/
The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast http://www.theskepticsguide.org/
The New England Skeptical Society http://www.theness.com/
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Watch this video lecture on anomalistic psychology (1 hour 12 minutes 10 seconds) by Dr. Christopher French, Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London. Don’t panic – the actual lecture is in English Smile
If you have trouble with the link, the URL for the video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEc6LiGyaS4
Here are some (optional) additional resources related to Chris French for you to explore:
Article in The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/profile/chris-french
The Skeptic magazine (UK) https://www.skeptic.org.uk/
Goldsmiths’ Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit http://www.gold.ac.uk/apru/
In a cohesive essay (i.e., not a list of questions and answers), respond to the following:
Reflect on the current state of your critical thinking skills. Do you consider yourself a critical thinker or do you rely more on intuition to make decisions and evaluate information (provide at least one specific example to support your assessment)? What are some examples that support this? How do you envision applying critical thinking skills you might acquire in this course to your everyday life? (3 pts)
How much do you currently know about the topics covered by anomalistic psychology? How interested are you in these topics? You might be more interested in some topics, and less interested in others, so be specific. What is your initial reaction to this field of study? (3 pts)
What is the most interesting/surprising/important thing you learned in this module? What was it that piqued your interest? (2 pts)