In the pursuit of knowledge, critical thinking and are linked.

In the pursuit of knowledge, critical thinking and "learning" are linked. In pursuing and obtaining knowledge, critical thinking and learning are chained. Critically thinking during a puzzling event or a real-life experience gives you the power to obtain knowledge by learning by undergoing that certain event that makes you think critically, which makes you obtain knowledge. 

The three sociological perspectives include the beginner’s mind, culture shock, and the sociological imagination