Attacking Faulty Reasoning

There are multiple concepts throughout our text that I learned of that were interesting. I believe that the concepts of the benefits and disadvantages of being diagnosed with a disorder, psychological treatments, and the scientific method was however the interesting subjects that applied to me. Throughout the course I was able to relate to these and understand them, and they are something I believe I will find useful in a future setting. These concepts also help me understand certain situations…

In response to whether the questions I focus on in my life are considered deep, I would say yes. I am rapidly approaching retirement in my current employment as well as the legal retirement age. My focus until now has not contained as much depth and clarity as I originally thought. Financially, I question if I will be able to sustain my lifestyle with the amount of residual income I will have to support myself for the remainder of my life and still be able to provide the things I provide now…

Critical Thinking Critical thinking is that mode of thinking that requires skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing ideas and conclusions. Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. The entire process is very personal. Fortunately there have been many studies conducted on the approaches to critical thinking, and it is safe to assume that there will be many more in the future. In this paper I will attempt to explain several of…

The Army’s Mission Command philosophy is a strategic cultural and intellectual shift in how to run the Army of the future. Attempts to adopt the philosophy over the past decade have met resistance and therefore have failed to permeate the Army culture. This failure is primarily a result of the Army’s size, complexity, and its scientific managerial approach, founded on processes, checklists, policies, and procedures. This long established culture has evolved with time, tradition, and…

Humans are not born with the ability to think critically instead have to develop this skill as they mature. The word critical comes from the Greek word for ‘critic’ (kritikos), which means to question, to make sense of, and to be able to analyze. The best possible way to reach a defining solution or a solid conclusion is through critically thinking about the issue at hand. I personally believe that most of our beliefs have to be justified by critical thinking. Also analyzing all the evidence to…

Edition (WAIS-IV). The areas of cognitive processing ability measured include crystallized intelligence, short-term memory, visual-spatial processing, reasoning ability, and processing speed. The subtests measure different cognitive processing abilities and when combined together they form four index scores: Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Reasoning, Working Memory and Processing Speed which all together make up the Full-Scale IQ score. Julia obtained a Standard Score of 82 (12th percentile)…

Jean Piaget developed a theory that children’s thought processes differ from adults. He proved this theory through detailed observations of the development of infants and children. This theory differed from others because it proposed discrete stages of maturation. These stages that Piaget emphasizes demonstrates that there are major differences between the mind of a 3-year-old and of a 9-year-old. According to Piaget’s theory, a 3-year-old is in the preoperational stage. This stage is filled…

I am the general manager of an event management company based in Johannesburg South Africa. Part of my responsibilities is to employ the best people to occupy vacancies in the company. This part of my job is crucial to the wellbeing of the company as it entails recruiting the best candidates possible to fill each post in the organization. It takes months of searching to find that one special person who embodies what we look for in an employee. Although new have the potential to introduce fresh…

The thinking patterns of a three-year-old preschooler vary drastically from the thinking patterns of a nine-year-old student. This comes to no surprise if you follow Piaget’s stages of cognitive thinking, it becomes obvious as to why there would be such an apparent difference between the two thinking styles. What is Piaget’s theory of cognitive development? Well, Piaget believed, based on observations that children tend to form mental concepts, or schemes, as they experience new situations.…

visual-spatial processing, reasoning ability, and processing speed. The subtests measure different cognitive processing abilities, combining to form five index scores: Verbal Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory and Processing Speed which all together make up the Full-Scale IQ score. Ryan obtained a score of 118 (88th percentile), which falls within the Above Average Range. Ryan’s indexes ranged from a composite score of 123 on the Fluid Reasoning Index (94th…