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  • Cognitive Science
  • Decision Making
  • Critical Thinking

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  • Everyday decision-making often relies on selecting explanations for phenomena.
  • Inaccurate explanations, like attributing relationship issues to witchcraft, lead to ineffective and harmful actions.
  • Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) is crucial for sound judgment but susceptible to bias.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the impact of the IBE process on decision-making and problem-solving.
  • To analyze how selecting appropriate explanations influences real-life outcomes.
  • To evaluate the role of IBE in enhancing critical thinking within the ARDESOS-DIAPROVE program.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic analysis of the IBE process.
  • Evaluation of IBE's role in the ARDESOS-DIAPROVE program.
  • Assessment of IBE's effectiveness in teaching critical thinking.

Main Results:

  • IBE guides the selection of the most plausible hypothesis based on evidence.
  • The study demonstrates IBE's potential to improve decision-making accuracy.
  • IBE can enhance the teaching and practice of critical thinking skills.

Conclusions:

  • Selecting the best explanation is fundamental for effective decision-making and problem-solving.
  • The ARDESOS-DIAPROVE program utilizes IBE to foster critical thinking.
  • Improving IBE processes can lead to more rational and beneficial real-life actions.