{"id":771,"date":"2025-06-06T00:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T00:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/waynetest\/?page_id=771"},"modified":"2025-06-06T00:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T00:19:06","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/waynetest\/learning-pathways\/scientific-thinking-and-research-methods\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:IPSYbanners.101.3.jpeg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IPSYbanners.101.3.jpeg\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/2\/2c\/IPSYbanners.101.3.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><br style=\"clear:both;\"><br \/>\nIn this learning pathway you will be introduced to the foundations of <b>scientific thinking<\/b> and its application to <b>psychological research<\/b>. 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