CDASA CCT EXAM|49 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
_____________ is fundamentally a mental process,
but understanding this process is hindered by the
lack of conscious awareness of the workings of our own minds. - -
Intelligence analysis
- Conscious application of tools and techniques that
should be in the analytical tradecraft toolkit of all
intelligence analysts does not help in improving the
workings of our own minds. T/F - -F
- We devote a lot of attention in our thinking. T/F - -F
- One key to successful learning is memorization. T/F - -F
- The concept of bounded rationality has come to be
recognized widely, though not universally, both as
an accurate portrayal of human judgment and choice
and as a sensible adjustment to the limitations
inherent in how the human mind functions. T/F - -T
- Past experience, education, cultural values, role
requirements, and organizational norms, as well as
by the specifics of the information received do not
shape our perceptions. T/F - -F
- Analytical assumption is one part of a mental model or
mind-set. T/F - -T
- Which of the following statements are
considered inaccurate?
a. The disadvantage of a mind-set is that it can color
and control our perception.
b. When faced with a major paradigm shift, analysts
who know the most about a subject have the
most to unlearn. - -both are accurate
- ______________ is the process of inference in
which people construct their own version of reality
on the basis of information provided through the five senses. - -Perception
- It takes more information, and more unambiguous
, information, to recognize an unexpected
phenomenon than an expected one. Which of
the following statements is correct about the
preceding concept?
a. We tend to perceive what we expect to perceive.
b. Perception is a controllable factor in our thinking.
c. Perception is not really a factor in critical thinking - -A
- When people are alerted perception patterns are
attenuated. T/F - -T
- Which of these statements is accurate?
a. Mind-sets are neither good nor bad; they
are unavoidable.
b. Mind-sets are good but they are unavoidable.
c. Mind-sets are bad but they are avoidable. - -A
- Which of these statements are accurate?
a. Objectivity is achieved by making judgments
and reasoning as explicit as possible so that they
can be challenged by others and analysts can,
themselves, examine their validity.
b. Objectivity is achieved by making basic
assumptions and reasoning as explicit as possible
so that they can be challenged by others and
analysts can, themselves, examine their validity.
c. Objectivity is achieved by making basic
assumptions, judgments, and reasoning as
explicit as possible so that they can be challenged
by others and analysts can, themselves, examine
their validity. - -C
- Mind-sets tend to be quick to form but resistant
to change. T/F - -T
- The phenomenon that an intelligence analyst
assigned to work on a topic or country for the first
time may generate accurate insights that have been
overlooked by experienced analysts is another
principle of perception.
a. New information is assimilated to existing images.
b. New information is not assimilated to existing images.
c. New information is assimilated to new images. - -A
- Initial exposure to blurred or ambiguous stimuli
interferes with accurate perception even after
AND SOLUTIONS
_____________ is fundamentally a mental process,
but understanding this process is hindered by the
lack of conscious awareness of the workings of our own minds. - -
Intelligence analysis
- Conscious application of tools and techniques that
should be in the analytical tradecraft toolkit of all
intelligence analysts does not help in improving the
workings of our own minds. T/F - -F
- We devote a lot of attention in our thinking. T/F - -F
- One key to successful learning is memorization. T/F - -F
- The concept of bounded rationality has come to be
recognized widely, though not universally, both as
an accurate portrayal of human judgment and choice
and as a sensible adjustment to the limitations
inherent in how the human mind functions. T/F - -T
- Past experience, education, cultural values, role
requirements, and organizational norms, as well as
by the specifics of the information received do not
shape our perceptions. T/F - -F
- Analytical assumption is one part of a mental model or
mind-set. T/F - -T
- Which of the following statements are
considered inaccurate?
a. The disadvantage of a mind-set is that it can color
and control our perception.
b. When faced with a major paradigm shift, analysts
who know the most about a subject have the
most to unlearn. - -both are accurate
- ______________ is the process of inference in
which people construct their own version of reality
on the basis of information provided through the five senses. - -Perception
- It takes more information, and more unambiguous
, information, to recognize an unexpected
phenomenon than an expected one. Which of
the following statements is correct about the
preceding concept?
a. We tend to perceive what we expect to perceive.
b. Perception is a controllable factor in our thinking.
c. Perception is not really a factor in critical thinking - -A
- When people are alerted perception patterns are
attenuated. T/F - -T
- Which of these statements is accurate?
a. Mind-sets are neither good nor bad; they
are unavoidable.
b. Mind-sets are good but they are unavoidable.
c. Mind-sets are bad but they are avoidable. - -A
- Which of these statements are accurate?
a. Objectivity is achieved by making judgments
and reasoning as explicit as possible so that they
can be challenged by others and analysts can,
themselves, examine their validity.
b. Objectivity is achieved by making basic
assumptions and reasoning as explicit as possible
so that they can be challenged by others and
analysts can, themselves, examine their validity.
c. Objectivity is achieved by making basic
assumptions, judgments, and reasoning as
explicit as possible so that they can be challenged
by others and analysts can, themselves, examine
their validity. - -C
- Mind-sets tend to be quick to form but resistant
to change. T/F - -T
- The phenomenon that an intelligence analyst
assigned to work on a topic or country for the first
time may generate accurate insights that have been
overlooked by experienced analysts is another
principle of perception.
a. New information is assimilated to existing images.
b. New information is not assimilated to existing images.
c. New information is assimilated to new images. - -A
- Initial exposure to blurred or ambiguous stimuli
interferes with accurate perception even after
