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Book Synopsis1. Preface: Why a Handbook of Critical Thinking? - Robert J. Sternberg and Weihua Niu.- 2. The Puzzle of Myside Bias and Actively Open-Minded Thinking in the Conceptualization of Critical Thinking - Keith E. Stanovich.- 3. To Exploit Behavioral Science in the Public Interest, It Is Essential to Get Rid of Distinct Myths - Klaus Fiedler and Florian Scholten.- 4. Critical Thinking Informed by Folk Wisdom - Robert J. Sternberg and Weihua Niu.- 5. Are People Who Believe False Conspiracy Theories Thinking Critically? Implications for Citizenship in Democracies - Alan Bensley, Maria F. Rodrigo, Maria J. Bravo, and Kathleen Jocoy.- 6. The Forgotten Role of Self-Regulation in Critical Thinking: Conceptualising, Teaching and Overcoming Barriers to Critical Thinking in Real-World Settings - Christopher P. Dwyer and Heather A. Butler.- 7. Critical Thinking as the Key to Transformative Education in Schools - David Rott, Marcus Kohnen, and Christian Fischer.- 8. When We Love (or Hate) Ideas Too Much: Love (or Hate) of Ideas as Impediments to Critical Thinking - Robert J. Sternberg.- 9. Critical Thinking in Context - David Yun Dai.- 10. Critical Thinking: Do We Criticise Too Much? - Nicky Hayes.- 11. Critical Thinking in an Age of Hyper-Propaganda, Fraud, and Deception - Anthony R. Pratkanis.- 12. Ten Strategies for Critical Thinking - Henry L. Roediger, III and Sarah N. Horne.
