TEST BANK
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,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 11th Edition
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MarquisHuston Test Bank
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Chapter 1: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning:
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Requisites for successful leadership and management
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation
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B) It is closely related to evaluation
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C) It involves choosing between courses of action
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D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of
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a problem
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Ans: C xd
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as
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choosing a particular course of action. Problem solving is part of
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decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on
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analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred
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to asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader
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scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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A) Its need for implementation time
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B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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D) Its failure to evaluate xd xd xd
alternatives
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Ans: A xd
Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time
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constraints are a consideration. Decision making can occur without
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the full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem s olNving
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attempts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and
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energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different xd xd xd xd xd xd
individuals for the same problems
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd
C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd
approach to problem solving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of
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the decision
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, Ans: B xd
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in
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a
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Person’s decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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4. What influences the quality of a decision most often?
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A) The decision maker's immediate superior
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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C) Questions asked and alternatives generated xd xd xd xd
D) The time of day the decisionxd xd xd xd xd
is made
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Ans: C xd
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the
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decision maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives
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generated and the final choices are limited by each person's value
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system.
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5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
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B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative
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processes
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Ans: B xd
Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them
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particularly sensitive to other people and situations. Left-brain
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thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers,
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and sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at
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nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
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A) The planning process of management
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B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
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C) One step in the problem-solving process
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D) Required to justify the need xd xd xd xd
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Ans: C xd
Feedback:
, Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as
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choosing a particular course of action. Decision making, one step in
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the problem-solving process, is an important task that relies heavily on
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critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills.
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7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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A) An alternative problem xd xd
B) A chosen course of action
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C) An action that guarantees success
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D) A restatement of the xd xd xd
solution
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Ans: B xd
Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen.
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Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic
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process that focuseson analyzing a difficult situation. Problem
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solving always includes a decision-making step.
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8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
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A) Some values are not realistic or healthy xd xd xd xd xd xd
B) Not all values are of equal worth xd xd xd xd xd xd
C) Our values remain unchanged over time
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D) Our values often collide with one xd xd xd xd xd
another
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Ans: D xd
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part
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in aperson's decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
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A) It is a simple approach to decision making
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B) It is narrower in scope than decision making
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C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis
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D) It is a synonym for the problem-solving
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process
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Ans: C xd
Feedback:
Critical thinking has a broader scope than decision making and problem
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solving. It is sometimes referred to as reflective thinking. Critical
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thinking also involves reflecting upon the meaning of statements,
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Medconnoiseur
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,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 11th Edition
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MarquisHuston Test Bank
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Chapter 1: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning:
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Requisites for successful leadership and management
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation
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B) It is closely related to evaluation
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C) It involves choosing between courses of action
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D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of
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a problem
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Ans: C xd
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as
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choosing a particular course of action. Problem solving is part of
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decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on
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analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred
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to asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader
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scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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A) Its need for implementation time
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B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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D) Its failure to evaluate xd xd xd
alternatives
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Ans: A xd
Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time
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constraints are a consideration. Decision making can occur without
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the full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem s olNving
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attempts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and
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energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different xd xd xd xd xd xd
individuals for the same problems
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd
C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd
approach to problem solving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of
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the decision
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, Ans: B xd
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in
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a
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Person’s decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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4. What influences the quality of a decision most often?
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A) The decision maker's immediate superior
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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C) Questions asked and alternatives generated xd xd xd xd
D) The time of day the decisionxd xd xd xd xd
is made
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Ans: C xd
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the
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decision maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives
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generated and the final choices are limited by each person's value
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system.
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5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
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B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative
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processes
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Ans: B xd
Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them
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particularly sensitive to other people and situations. Left-brain
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thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers,
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and sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at
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nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
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A) The planning process of management
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B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
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C) One step in the problem-solving process
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D) Required to justify the need xd xd xd xd
xd for scarce items
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Ans: C xd
Feedback:
, Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as
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choosing a particular course of action. Decision making, one step in
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the problem-solving process, is an important task that relies heavily on
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critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills.
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7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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A) An alternative problem xd xd
B) A chosen course of action
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C) An action that guarantees success
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D) A restatement of the xd xd xd
solution
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Ans: B xd
Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen.
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Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic
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process that focuseson analyzing a difficult situation. Problem
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solving always includes a decision-making step.
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8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
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A) Some values are not realistic or healthy xd xd xd xd xd xd
B) Not all values are of equal worth xd xd xd xd xd xd
C) Our values remain unchanged over time
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D) Our values often collide with one xd xd xd xd xd
another
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Ans: D xd
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part
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in aperson's decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
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A) It is a simple approach to decision making
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B) It is narrower in scope than decision making
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C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis
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D) It is a synonym for the problem-solving
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process
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Ans: C xd
Feedback:
Critical thinking has a broader scope than decision making and problem
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solving. It is sometimes referred to as reflective thinking. Critical
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thinking also involves reflecting upon the meaning of statements,
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