PSY 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Information Explosion, Critical Thinking, Bounded Rationality

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 308
• Professor: Jonathan Wilbiks

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Great example of why we need critical thinking: Teacher asked a volunteer to stand with eyes closed and knees bent then give her a power bracelet. A weekday edition of the new york times contains more information than the average person was likely you come cross in a lifetime in 17th. century england. A college degree is a requirement for 90% of the fastest growing jobs. Thought involved processing information that we encounter in our lives. Knowledge is information that we have acquired in our lives. Thought and knowledge interact with each other, cannot leave with each other. Use in problem solving, calculating probabilities, and making decisions. Critical thinking does not mean being negative about things. It is scientific but not actually related to it. Taking a critical thinking course improve students" skills. The point of university is to teach them critical thinking. Intelligence is what you do with knowledge that you have.