PSYC 220 - Critical Thinking:An Introduction to Cognition and Perception

Institution:

St Mary's College of Maryland

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Description:

Examination of the mental processes that underlie perceiving, storing, and using information and their application to the improvement of critical thinking. Special attention will be given to sensory limitations, illusions, heuristics, fallacies, and biases and how they affect critical thinking. Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or consent of instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smcm.edu

Phone Number:

(240) 895-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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