FYE Test #2 Study Guide, Practice Questions and Exam Review 2026
Time is a valuable personal resource-if you gain greater control of it, you can gain greater
control of your life. - ✔✔True
One characteristic of successful people is - ✔✔They are list makers
National surveys indicate that almost 50% of first-year college students report difficulty
managing their time effectively - ✔✔True
Prioritizing involves: - ✔✔ranking tasks in terms of their importance
Taking time to plan, takes time away from getting started and getting things done. - ✔✔False
Which strategies for working independently are listed below? - ✔✔E. all of the above
which of the following pieces of information is NOT a psychological factor that contributes to
procrastination: - ✔✔Using effective time management
If you're asked to critically analyze an issue, you're being asked to break it down and examine its
key elements and parts - ✔✔True
Which one of the following mental tasks represents the higher-level thinking skill of synthesis? -
✔✔C. integrating separate pieces of information into a larger whole
When you take knowledge you've acquired and transform it into action- for example, by putting
it to use the practical purpose of solving problems or resolving issues, you're engaging in the
higher-level thinking skill known as - ✔✔application
, People who are prejuidiced notice examples or instances that support their prejudice, but fa see
instances that contradict it. Failure to acknowledge evidence that contradicts one's point -
✔✔selective preception
A closed-minded person is demonstrating: - ✔✔dogmatism
The expression, "Do as I say not as do" best reflects a reasoning error known as - ✔✔double
standard
In a political debate, candidate A accuses candidate B of being "pro drugs"... Candidate A is
demonstrating a reasoning error known as: - ✔✔straw man argument
A person argues that Blacks and Whites should not marry because "they're not the same race"
This argument is an example of a reasoning error known as: - ✔✔circular reasoning
In the process of brainstorming, the first step calls for critical thinking and the final step call for
creative thinking - ✔✔false
during lectures, if students just focus on listening to what the professor is saying, they tend to
remember it better than when they try to listen and write at the same time. - ✔✔false
Which one of the following practices is NOT an effective strategy to use while listening to a class
lectures? - ✔✔Have a classmate take notes for you while you actively listen to the instructer
which one of the following behaviors is a likely indicator (clue) that a professor is delivering
important information during a lecture? - ✔✔speaking slowly
Time is a valuable personal resource-if you gain greater control of it, you can gain greater
control of your life. - ✔✔True
One characteristic of successful people is - ✔✔They are list makers
National surveys indicate that almost 50% of first-year college students report difficulty
managing their time effectively - ✔✔True
Prioritizing involves: - ✔✔ranking tasks in terms of their importance
Taking time to plan, takes time away from getting started and getting things done. - ✔✔False
Which strategies for working independently are listed below? - ✔✔E. all of the above
which of the following pieces of information is NOT a psychological factor that contributes to
procrastination: - ✔✔Using effective time management
If you're asked to critically analyze an issue, you're being asked to break it down and examine its
key elements and parts - ✔✔True
Which one of the following mental tasks represents the higher-level thinking skill of synthesis? -
✔✔C. integrating separate pieces of information into a larger whole
When you take knowledge you've acquired and transform it into action- for example, by putting
it to use the practical purpose of solving problems or resolving issues, you're engaging in the
higher-level thinking skill known as - ✔✔application
, People who are prejuidiced notice examples or instances that support their prejudice, but fa see
instances that contradict it. Failure to acknowledge evidence that contradicts one's point -
✔✔selective preception
A closed-minded person is demonstrating: - ✔✔dogmatism
The expression, "Do as I say not as do" best reflects a reasoning error known as - ✔✔double
standard
In a political debate, candidate A accuses candidate B of being "pro drugs"... Candidate A is
demonstrating a reasoning error known as: - ✔✔straw man argument
A person argues that Blacks and Whites should not marry because "they're not the same race"
This argument is an example of a reasoning error known as: - ✔✔circular reasoning
In the process of brainstorming, the first step calls for critical thinking and the final step call for
creative thinking - ✔✔false
during lectures, if students just focus on listening to what the professor is saying, they tend to
remember it better than when they try to listen and write at the same time. - ✔✔false
Which one of the following practices is NOT an effective strategy to use while listening to a class
lectures? - ✔✔Have a classmate take notes for you while you actively listen to the instructer
which one of the following behaviors is a likely indicator (clue) that a professor is delivering
important information during a lecture? - ✔✔speaking slowly
