Critical thinking enables us to investigate phenomena and analyze claims. Of course, these claims need to have a persuasive voice, hence the need for evidences and data from research and experiments. In addition, scientific claims are subjected to scientific thinking defined by Lilienfeld (2011) to exhibit six principles. With this, the six principles of scientific thinking will be briefly discussed together with analyses of two examples of studies in psychology regarding the application of the six principles.
The Six Principles of Scientific ThinkingThe first principle, "Ruling out Rival Hypotheses", is an approach used to eliminate some explanations among a list of explanations. With this Continue reading...
