WGU C168 MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is critical thinking?
"is the art of thinking about thinking while thinking in order to make thinking better"
What 3 interlinking dimensions is critical thinking comprised of?
1. Analyzing one's own thinking (breaking into parts)
2. Evaluating one's own thinking (identify strength and weakness)
3. Improving one's own thinking (reconstructing it to make it better)
What is the goal of critical thinking?
to brings one's best thinking to bear in every realm of one's lief and in any set of circumstance
What are some impediments to sound thinking?
* generalizations
* stereotyping
* fixed vantage point
* forming false beliefs
* dismiss views conflicting w/own
* deceptive thought
What is egocentrism?
the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself
What is sociocentrism?
the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others
What will a well-cultivated critical thinker do?
* raise vital questions
* gather / assess relevant info
* reach well-reasoned conclusion
, * think open-mindedly
* communicate effectively
What is first order thinking? (ordinary thinking)
* Spontaneous and non-reflective
* Contains insight, prejudice,
good and bad reasoning
* Indiscriminately combined
What is second order thinking? (critical thinking)
first-order thinking that is consciously realized (analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed)
What is weak-sense critical thinking?
ignore flaws in own thinking and often seek to "win" through intellectual trickery or deceipt
What is strong-sense critical thinking?
defined by a consistent pursuit of what is intellectually fair and just.
Ethical, empathetic, reasonable, able to change opinion
What is it to be fair-minded?
to bring an unbiased and unprejudiced perspective to all viewpoints relevant to a situation
What is it to be intellectually unfair?
no responsibility to represent differing viewpoints
always see yourself as right and just
self-deceptive
What are characteristics of intellectual humility? (trait of critical thinker)
* discover one's own ignorance on any issue
* don't / can't know everything
* conscious of one's bias / prejudice
* aware of limitations of one's viewpoint
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is critical thinking?
"is the art of thinking about thinking while thinking in order to make thinking better"
What 3 interlinking dimensions is critical thinking comprised of?
1. Analyzing one's own thinking (breaking into parts)
2. Evaluating one's own thinking (identify strength and weakness)
3. Improving one's own thinking (reconstructing it to make it better)
What is the goal of critical thinking?
to brings one's best thinking to bear in every realm of one's lief and in any set of circumstance
What are some impediments to sound thinking?
* generalizations
* stereotyping
* fixed vantage point
* forming false beliefs
* dismiss views conflicting w/own
* deceptive thought
What is egocentrism?
the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself
What is sociocentrism?
the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others
What will a well-cultivated critical thinker do?
* raise vital questions
* gather / assess relevant info
* reach well-reasoned conclusion
, * think open-mindedly
* communicate effectively
What is first order thinking? (ordinary thinking)
* Spontaneous and non-reflective
* Contains insight, prejudice,
good and bad reasoning
* Indiscriminately combined
What is second order thinking? (critical thinking)
first-order thinking that is consciously realized (analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed)
What is weak-sense critical thinking?
ignore flaws in own thinking and often seek to "win" through intellectual trickery or deceipt
What is strong-sense critical thinking?
defined by a consistent pursuit of what is intellectually fair and just.
Ethical, empathetic, reasonable, able to change opinion
What is it to be fair-minded?
to bring an unbiased and unprejudiced perspective to all viewpoints relevant to a situation
What is it to be intellectually unfair?
no responsibility to represent differing viewpoints
always see yourself as right and just
self-deceptive
What are characteristics of intellectual humility? (trait of critical thinker)
* discover one's own ignorance on any issue
* don't / can't know everything
* conscious of one's bias / prejudice
* aware of limitations of one's viewpoint
