CRITICAL THINKING (CHAPTER 1) FINAL
EXAM AND MIDTERM CHAPTER 1
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our VOC refers to our - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- voice of criticism
when we fail to achieve our short-term goals, it is because we? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- skip one or more of the steps in the process
when the mind exercises its creative muscle, it also generates a sense of pleasure -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- true
achieving the goal of becoming an educated thinker involves two core processes,
thinking critically and (blank) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- creatively
When we restate a judgement in a more accurate or constructive way, we? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- help eliminate our voice of criticism
the Greek philosopher Socrates told the citizens of Athens "The un-examined life
is not worth living." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- true
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,long-term goals are fairly simple to identify - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- false
as a critical thinker, you must pay attention to the ways in which images can (
blank ), (blank), or (blank) your beliefs and goals - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
inspire, support, reflect
to eliminate the negative voice of criticism within ourselves we must become
aware of it, restate the judgments in a more accurate constructive way, get tough
with the voice of criticism, use other people for positive confirmation and (blank).
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- create positive voices and visualizations
one of the more effective methods of achieving short term goals is? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- identify the short -term goals, ranks the goals in order of
importance, and select the most important goal(s) to focus on (all of the above)
we are able to think critically because our natural human ability to reflect. To
reflect means to ? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- think back on what we are
thinking, doing, or feeling
research suggests that people typically achieve their highest creative point (blank).
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- as young children
when identifying your most important long term goals, you need to look at? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- your talents, your interests, those things that stimulate
you and bring you satisfaction (all of the above)
once the process of identifying and ranking your goals is complete, you should? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- focus on devising effective plans and strategies to
achieve them
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, in the method of making decisions, the text lists five steps. the last step is? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- to implement a plan of action, monitor, adjust
creatively thinking involves going beyond the information given to create or reveal
something new. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- true
in step 5 of the method of making decisions, the author says to implement a plan of
action, monitor the results, and stick to the plan to the end - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- false
a common thinking error in seeking our goals is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
concentrating on less important goals first, leaving insufficient time to work on
more important ones
research reveals high achieving people are able to envision a detailed picture of
their future with goals and aspirations clearly inscribed and low achievers live in
the present and the past. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- true
a step in cultivating your creative garden is (blank). - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
absorb yourself in the task, allow time for ideas to incubate, seize on the ideas
when they emerge and follow then through (all of these)
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EXAM AND MIDTERM CHAPTER 1
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ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
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our VOC refers to our - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- voice of criticism
when we fail to achieve our short-term goals, it is because we? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- skip one or more of the steps in the process
when the mind exercises its creative muscle, it also generates a sense of pleasure -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- true
achieving the goal of becoming an educated thinker involves two core processes,
thinking critically and (blank) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- creatively
When we restate a judgement in a more accurate or constructive way, we? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- help eliminate our voice of criticism
the Greek philosopher Socrates told the citizens of Athens "The un-examined life
is not worth living." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- true
1|Page
,long-term goals are fairly simple to identify - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- false
as a critical thinker, you must pay attention to the ways in which images can (
blank ), (blank), or (blank) your beliefs and goals - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
inspire, support, reflect
to eliminate the negative voice of criticism within ourselves we must become
aware of it, restate the judgments in a more accurate constructive way, get tough
with the voice of criticism, use other people for positive confirmation and (blank).
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- create positive voices and visualizations
one of the more effective methods of achieving short term goals is? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- identify the short -term goals, ranks the goals in order of
importance, and select the most important goal(s) to focus on (all of the above)
we are able to think critically because our natural human ability to reflect. To
reflect means to ? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- think back on what we are
thinking, doing, or feeling
research suggests that people typically achieve their highest creative point (blank).
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- as young children
when identifying your most important long term goals, you need to look at? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- your talents, your interests, those things that stimulate
you and bring you satisfaction (all of the above)
once the process of identifying and ranking your goals is complete, you should? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- focus on devising effective plans and strategies to
achieve them
2|Page
, in the method of making decisions, the text lists five steps. the last step is? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- to implement a plan of action, monitor, adjust
creatively thinking involves going beyond the information given to create or reveal
something new. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- true
in step 5 of the method of making decisions, the author says to implement a plan of
action, monitor the results, and stick to the plan to the end - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- false
a common thinking error in seeking our goals is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
concentrating on less important goals first, leaving insufficient time to work on
more important ones
research reveals high achieving people are able to envision a detailed picture of
their future with goals and aspirations clearly inscribed and low achievers live in
the present and the past. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- true
a step in cultivating your creative garden is (blank). - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
absorb yourself in the task, allow time for ideas to incubate, seize on the ideas
when they emerge and follow then through (all of these)
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