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colleen colleen
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12 years ago
In our first chapter, What Is Psychology, one of the critical thinking guidelines that we learned about was “Consider Other Interpretations.”  Before settling on one interpretation of the evidence, critical thinkers generate as many interpretations as possible.  For example, an athlete wears a new pair of socks and then surpasses her own record for the number of baskets made during a game.  Her socks become “lucky” and she makes sure to wear them for each basketball game. What type of reinforcement (from Chapter Seven, Learning and Conditioning) explains the fact that she clings to her socks as a lucky charm?  What other interpretations should she consider?
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12 years ago
Intermittent reinforcement causes the athlete to cling to her socks as a lucky charm.
The athlete should also consider other possible interpretations.
For example, perhaps the new socks were thicker and padded her feet more so they didn’t hurt.  Because she wasn’t thinking about her feet, she may have been better able to concentrate on her shooting.
Another interpretation is that the improvement in her shooting was a result of hard work and practice.
Perhaps the opponent on that particular day was weak and thus she was more open to shoot.
And finally, perhaps the improved shooting on that particular day was pure chance.
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