EEP Writing Assignment
Writing Requirements (APA format)
· Due 2/8/2020
· Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
· 1-inch margins
· Double spaced
· 12-point Times New Roman font
· Title page
· References page (as needed)
· Cite the book and page number in your writing
· Must be ran through a plagiarism checker or turnitin
Instructions For this journal assignment, briefly answer each of the following prompts. For all instances where you are required to provide a definition, do not copy definitions from the text. Use your own words.
*** I have copied some of the textbook pages from the EBOOK to help with this assignment***
· Self-Regulation
· The textbook mentions the skill of self-regulation. How do you define this term? You may want to review Chapter 2 (to review critical thinking skills) before your write out your definition.
· Sytem-1 and System-2
· Define System-1 and System-2 thinking in your own words.
· Give an example from your personal or work life where you would use each of them, explaining why each is appropriate to the situation in which you use it.
· Heuristics
· Define "heuristic" in your own words.
· Give an example of a heuristic might be used in your personal or professional life and briefly show how it could have a positive or negative effect.
· Do not use examples found in the text.
· Dominance Structuring
· Explain the term "dominance structuring" in your own words.
· Is dominance structuring a positive or negative attribute of critical thinking? Explain.
· Use examples if that is helpful to your explanation.
· Cognitive Bias (search online)
· Briefly examine what part you think mastery of facts and understanding of data have in avoiding cognitive bias in System-1 thinking.
If you include references to outside sources (beyond the textbook), make sure you cite them properly.