Key Terms

Questão	Responda
Account for	Explain, clarify, give reasons for
Analyse	Resolve into its component parts. Examine critically or minutely
Assess	Determine the value of, weigh up
Compare	Look for similarities and differences between, perhaps reach conclusion about which is preferable and justify this clearly
Contrast	Set in opposition in order to bring out the differences sharply
Compare and contrast	Find some points in common ground between x and y and somewhere or how they differ
Criticise	Make a judgement (backed by a discussion of the evidence or reasoning involved) about the merit of theories or opinions or about the truth of facts
Define	State the exact meaning of a word or phrase. In some cases it may be necessary or desirable to examine different possible or often used definitions
Describe	Give a detailed account of...
Discuss	Explain, then give two sides of the issue and any implications
Distinguish or differentiate	Look for differences between...
Evaluate	Make an appraisal of the worth/validity/Effectiveness of something in the light of its truth or usefulness
Examine the argument that...	Look in detail at this line of argument
Explain	Give details about how and why it is...
How far...	To what extent... Usually involves looking at evidence/arguments for and against and weighing them up
Illustrate	Make clear and explicit. Usually requites the use of carefully chosen examples
Justify	Show adequate grounds for decisions or conclusions and answer the main objections likely to be made about them
Outline	Give the main features or general principles of a subject, omitting minor details and emphasising structure and arrangement
State	Present in a brief, clear form
Summarise	Give a concise, clear explanation or account of...presenting the chief factors and omitting minor details and explamples
Apply	Use the information in a similar or different context or in response to a question, assignment or project
Claims	Ideas that are used to support an argument. These should be based on and derived from evidence that can be clearly stated and referenced
Coexist	Where particular perspectives, theories and methods on a particular topic have no point of contact, they neither conflict nor compliment each other (They provide alternative explanations that 'live together')
Cognitive	Mental processes associated with perceiving, remembering and thinking
Complement	Where contrasting claims are mutually compatible and can be accommodated within a common explanatory framework (They provide explanations which complement each other)
Conflict	Where conflicting claims from different perspectives, theories and methods are mutually exclusive and they cannot be resolved (They disagree)
Description	A detailed account of the key points, assumptions, argument and evidence presented
Epistemology	'Theory of knowledge' - the principles of what can be known and how we can know it; that is, how we can find out about it
Evidence	The data, facts, studies, etc. used to support the information presented
Evaluate	Assess the worth of the information in terms of its strengths, weaknesses, evidence base and its relationship to other knowledge, information and experiences
Implications	The effect of issues arising out of the original topic of study on other topics and areas of study
Interpret	Drawing together of conclusions based on the information provided
Notes	Summary of the information presented. Those that involve critical thinking are notes that analyse the materials, group them together as a whole, link them to other areas of study, and include your own ideas with the evidence to support these
Paradigm	A thought pattern and set of practices that define a discipline during a particular time period. In DSE212, the 'doing' of psychology within a given paradigm is called a perspective
Perspective	The term perspective refers to a particular set of theoretical assumptions about a subject matter, which will influence the types of questions asked and how these are investigated
Process	Take in the information (What you have read, heard, seen or touched)
Read, heard, seen or touched	Information which can come in many forms. You may be reading your module book, listening to some audio-visual materials, watching or feeling materials
Reasoned arguments	Arguments where the claims, reasoning, rationale and evidence to support the propositions being made are clear
Synthesize	Draw together different strands of information and make logical connections between the information
Think more deeply	Thinking that involves interacting with the information in ways that develop understanding of the subject, relate new knowledge, ideas & concepts to previous knowledge, ideas and experience; examine & relate evidence to conclusions you may draw in order to better examine
Thinking skills	A set of skills that enable you to process and make connections between information
Understand	Comprehend the key points, assumptions, arguments and evidence presented

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