Critical Thinking 1

Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you explain the nature of thought.

Include the following in your paper:

What is thinking?

• What makes human thinking unique?
• How and why do humans express their thoughts?
• If humans can’t think without memory, then it is obviously very important. In what ways can you enhance your memory?

Identify an instance in your life in which your perception of the real situation was far from the actual facts.

• What did you think was going on?
• What was really going on?
• Why was there such a difference?
• How did language empower or limit the expression of your thoughts?
• What did you learn about your thinking by evaluating the situation again?

Describe the types of perceptual blocks that influence your views.

• Identify personal barriers.
• Illustrate an example of thought being influenced by barriers.

Include at least two references.