Think - Judith A. Boss

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Causal RelationshipsCorrelationsEstablishing Causal RelationshipsCausal Arguments in Public Policy and Everyday Decision MakingEvaluating Causal Arguments Chapter 11: Mass Media Chapter 12: ScienceWhat is Science?The Scientific RevolutionAssumptions Underlying ScienceLimitations of ScienceScience and ReligionThe Scientific Method1. Identify the Problem2. Develop an Initial Hypothesis3. Gather Additional Information and Refine the Hypothesis4. Test the Hypothesis5. Evaluate the Hypothesis Based on Testing or Experimental ResultsEvaluating Scientific Hypotheses Relevance to the Problem Under StudyConsistency with Well-Established TheoriesSimplicityTestability and FalsifiabilityPredictive PowerDistinguishing Between Scientific and Pseudoscientific HypothesesResearch Methodology and Scientific ExperimentsResearch Methodology and DesignField ExperimentsControlled ExperimentsSingle Group (Pretest-Posttest) ExperimentsEvaluating an Experimental DesignInterpreting Experimental ResultsEthical Concerns in Scientific ExperimentationThomas Kuhn and Scientific ParadigmsNormal Science and ParadigmsScientific Revolutions and Paradigm ShiftsCritical Thinking Issue: Evolution versus Intelligent DesignChapter 13: Law and Politics The Social Contract Theory of Government The State of NatureSocial Contract TheoryInternational LawThe Development of Democracy in the United StatesRepresentative Democracy: A Safeguard against the Tyranny of the MajorityLiberal Democracy: Protection of Individual RightsPolitical Campaigns and ElectionsVoting: A Right or a Duty?The Executive Branch of GovernmentThe Role of the Executive BranchExecutive Orders and National SecurityChecks on Executive PowerThe Legislative Branch of GovernmentThe Role of the Legislative BranchCitizens and LegislationUnjust Laws and Civil DisobedienceThe Judicial Branch of GovernmentThe Role of the Judicial BranchRules of EvidenceLegal Reasoning and the Doctrine of Legal PrecedentJury DutyCritical Thinking Issue: Perspectives on the Use of Drones in Warfare

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