Developing a Research Strategy and the use of Argument Maps in the Construction of Journal Articles.

Developing a Research Strategy and the use of Argument Maps in the Construction of Journal Articles

Research Interests • Systems Science and Collective Intelligence (Systems Research and Behavioral Science); • Behavioral and electrophysiological aspects of learning and memory (Experimental

Ageing Research; Brain Research; International Journal of Psychophysiology; Cognitive Brain Research; Neuropsychobiology);

• Physical activity and ageing cognition (International Journal of Human Ageing and Development);

• Emotion, Personality and Cognition in younger and older adults (Psychology and Aging; Experimental Ageing Research);

• Emotion and cardiovascular responding (Biological Psychology; International Journal of Behavioral Medicine)

• The cerebellum and aging cognition (Cortex; New Ideas in Psychology)• Well-Being and Positive Psychology (The Journal of Positive Psychology); • Romantic relationships and well-being (The Journal of Positive Psychology)• Critical Thinking and Education (Educational Research and Reviews; Thinking Skills and

Creativity); • Argument Mapping (Thinking Skills and Creativity; Metacognition and Instruction); • Chronic Pain (PAIN; European Journal of Psychological Assessment); • Spirituality and Mindfulness (The Irish Psychologist; Thinking Skills and Creativity).• The Psychology of Music (getting started...:)

Why conduct research? • Adapt and flourish: continuous engagement, discovery, creation,

problem-solving, contribution • Defend and grow: challenge assumptions, critique worldviews, evaluate

accepted knowledge, dethrone maladaptive agendas, synthesis new powerful perspectives, etc.

• Social engagement: Facilitate understanding and quality decision making

• Global vision: Shape cultural evolution and bring about positive social change

• Many other good reasons...

Meaning, flow & well-being

• Meaning- Three ways of differentiating jobs according to goals and

meaning (Wrzesniewski et al., 1997): Just a job; a Career, or a Calling

• Flow- When high skill match high challenge at work, flow may

be experienced and may be key to job satisfaction (Csikszentmihalyi, 1997)

• Recognising and developing one’s strengths and managing one’s weaknesses (Buckingham & Clifton, 2001)

Job Satisfaction and the WorkplacePeter Warr (1999) ten qualities of a positive work environment

1. Opportunity for personal control2. Opportunity for skill use3. Reasonable externally generated goals4. Variety5. Environmental clarity6. Availability of money7. Physical security8. Supportive supervision9. Opportunity for interpersonal contact10. Valued social position

Values in ActionClassification

Peterson & Seligman (2004)

Facilitating Quality Decision-Making and Action:Curiosity, reflectiveness, and neutrality

Developing your perspective in a field of others People use different mental models to describe the same problematic

situation....get stuck in and synthesise

Hofstadter’s integration of Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem, the music of Bach, and the art of Escher

Kurt Fischer (Harvard): People integrate at different levels of complexity

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Table 1. Heuristic Maneuvers and their Reasoning Disadvantages

IT, Information System, and Semantic Web supports

Developmental automaticity

We cannot automate critical thinking and collective intelligence

Lanier argues:

1) The algorithm-driven direction of Web 2.0 is disempowering individuals and reducing the creativity of people online

2) The social-semantic web is distorting human relationships and distancing people from true intimacy.

• Collective intelligence can never be an exclusively algorithm-driven process; cultivating critical thinking, systems thinking, and computational thinking skills within individuals is important.

• Technology can support the development of these thinking skills and facilitate collective intelligence and collective action

• The social psychology of collective action presents other real challenges (or problems) that require higher-order social-emotional intelligence

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Genetic and hereditary factors play a major role in aggression.

Genes have been discovered that code for levels of testosterone, and testosterone influences aggression levels.Inbreeding and selective breeding illustrate the role of genes and hereditary factors in aggression.

Alterations in human biochemistry also havean effect on aggression.

Prescription strength cough and cold medications often trigger aggression.High blood alcohol increases aggression.

The human environment influences aggressive tendencies.

Entertainment and media influence aggressive behaviour.Displacement of responsibility in group settings is an important factor in aggressive behaviour.Parents can influence levels of aggression in thier children.

Aggression is biologically caused.

1. Dwyer, C., Hogan, M.J., Stewart, I. (2010). The evaluation of argument mapping as a learning tool: Comparing the effects of map reading versus text reading on comprehension and recall of arguments. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 5, 16 – 22.

2. Dwyer, C., Hogan, M.J., Stewart, I. (2011). The Promotion of Critical Thinking Skills through Argument Mapping, in C.P, & Forte, J.M. (Eds), Critical Thinking, Nova Science Publishers, New York.

3. Dwyer, C., Hogan, M.J., Stewart, I. (2013). An Evaluation of Argument Mapping as a Method of Enhancing Critical Thinking Performance in e-Learning Environments. Metacognition and Instruction (In Press)

4. Dwyer, C., Hogan, M.J., Stewart, I. (2013). An examination of the effects of argument mapping on students' memory and comprehension performance. Thinking Skills and Creativity (In Press).

However, actively mapping out arguments can facilitate the growth of knowledge, comprehension, and critical thinking skills

Let’s map some arguments...