WGU C168-Critical Thinking & Logic Exam 100% Correct Answers Latest Update 2023/2024

Critical thinking is comprised of 3 interlocking dimensions - Correct Answer-1- Analyzing 2- Evaluating 3-Improving Egocentrism - Correct Answer-the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself Sociocentrism - Correct Answer-the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others First-Order Thinking - Correct Answer-ordinary thinking - spontaneous and non-reflective -contains insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning - indiscriminately combined Second-Order Thinking - Correct Answer-Critical thinking -first-order thinking is consciously realized -is then analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed Intellectual Humility - Correct Answer-opposite is intellectual arrogance Intellectual Courage - Correct Answer-opposite is intellectual cowardice Intellectual Empathy - Correct Answer-opposite is intellectual self-centeredness Intellectual Integrity - Correct Answer-opposite is intellectual dishonesty intellectual perserverance - Correct Answer-opposite it intellectual laziness Confidence in Reason - Correct Answer-opposite is intellectual distrust of reason intellectual autonomy - Correct Answer-opposite is intellectual conformity 3 functions of the mind - Correct Answer-1-thinking 2-feeling 3-wanting Universal elements of reasoning - Correct Answer-1-purposes 2-questions 3-assumptions 4-implications 5-information 6-concepts 7-inferences 8-point of view 9 Fundamental Intellectual Standards - Correct Answer-1-Clarity 2-Accuracy 3-Relevance 4-Logic 5-Breadth 6-Precision 7-Significance 8-Fairness 9-Depth what is something we take for granted as true in our reasoning? - Correct Answer-assumption theories are examples of _______? - Correct Answer-Concepts Distinctions between the elements of reasoning are _____ not _____? - Correct Answer-relative/absolute 3 kids of implications that may be involved in any situations - Correct Answer-possible, probably, necessary 3 types of questions - Correct Answer-1-questions of facts 2-questions of preference 3-questions of judgement 2 Components in Strategic Thinking - Correct Answer-1-Identification 2-Intellectual Action Sources of Evidence - Correct Answer-Analogy Intuition Personal Observation Appeal to Authority Case Example Testimonial Survey/Questionnaire Research Study Personal Experience Chronology Quantitative Evidence - Correct Answer--Quantifies an observation or phenomenon -i.e. expresses it as a number or empirical measure -derives from quantitative research and deductive analysis Qualitative Evidence - Correct Answer--describes or recounts an observation or phenomenon -communicates understanding and meaning -result of unstructured or unscientific gathering of information Rival Cause - Correct Answer-plausible alternative explanation for why a certain outcome happened Absolute Number - Correct Answer-the total or aggregate of something expressed as a number without relationship to other numbers Risk Reduction - Correct Answer-a statistical expression that appears most commonly in reports about health risks (relative and absolute) Egocentricity - Correct Answer-AKA rigidity of thought -represents one of the main barriers to effective critical thinking Domination - Correct Answer-using direct power over others to get what they selfishly want Submission - Correct Answer-strategic subservience; caters to those with power or prestige who can advance their goals Egocentric Memory - Correct Answer-remembering only that evidence and information that supports our thinking Egocentric Myopia - Correct Answer-adopting an overly narrow point of view and thinking in absolutes Egocentric Righteousness - Correct Answer-feeling superior because of possessing the 'truth' Egocentric Hypocrisy - Correct Answer-ignoring inconsistencies between belief and behavior and between public standards and private actions Egocentric Oversimplification - Correct Answer-ignoring complexity and embracing simplicity that conforms to our existing views, values, and beliefs