Acknowledgements
Parts of this chapter were adapted from the following Open Education Resources:
- “1.1 Psychology as a Science” in Psychology – 1st Canadian Edition by Walters (2020), via Thompson Rivers University, is used under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
- Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking by Matthew J. Van Cleave (2016), via B.C. Open Collection, is used under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
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