Setting the Mood for Critical Thinking in the Classroom

Most current efforts to enhance critical thinking focus on skills practice and training. The empirical research from the fields of cognition and affect sciences suggest that positive mood, even when transiently induced, can have beneficial effects on cognitive flexibility and problem solving. We und...

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Main Authors: Rich Lewine, Alison Sommers, Rachel Waford, Catherine Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georgia Southern University 2015-07-01
Series:International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol9/iss2/5