Thinking and Decision Making Paper
Critical Thinking: Strategies for Decision Making
MGT 350
Abstract
This paper will be covering at least three different types of thinking styles. The content will explain the differences and similarities of thinking that is used on an everyday basis. Each type affects critical thinking in some way. Some examples of use will also be presented.
Thinking and Decision Making Paper
Introduction
With many types of thinking styles critical thought is a process in which an individual will focus on a specific issue. Critical thinking affects everyone from the stakeholder to the homemaker and this is essential to learn the critical thinking process and use one of the methods of thinking to determine the correct solution.
Scientific Method of Thinking
Several styles of thinking are used in the critical thinking process. One of these styles is scientific thinking, and the goal of a scientific thinker is "not to become scientists but to learn about the basis of research in order to become intelligent consumers of scientific information" (Kirby & Goodpaster, 2007, p.220). Four major steps used in scientific thinking are observation, hypothesis formulation, experimentation, and verification. Observation is what makes an individual curious and induces the desire for more information, in other words, the need to know why something works or happens. The hypothesis step is used to show the relationship between two thoughts, and the individual moves on to then experiment the hypothesis to determine if the hypothesis may be correct. The final step of verification is used in scientific thinking to determine of the information backs up the hypothesis.
The scientific method of thinking is the most reliable way of thinking and is used in most areas of life, not just science. In order to use scientific thinking all the variables must have the capability of being