C168 CRITICAL THINKING AND LOGIC
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM PREP
◉ Critical thinking is best defined as. Answer: Thinking about
thinking in order to make thinking better
◉ When thinking through a problem, a critical thinker does not.
Answer: gather information that supports his/her presuppositions
◉ Another term for critical thinking is. Answer: second-order
thinking
◉ Hiding or distorting evidence illustrates. Answer: weak-sense
thinking
◉ Critical thinking values _________________________ of thought
over ______________________________.. Answer: Depth/Speed
◉ Bringing an unbiased perspective to all relevant viewpoints
exemplifies. Answer: fair-mindness
◉ The ability to reconstruct others' viewpoints exemplifies. Answer:
intellectual empathy
, ◉ To admit flaws in one's own thinking is an expression of. Answer:
intellectual integrity
◉ The opposite of intellectual conformity is. Answer: intellectual
autonomy
◉ What is not a characteristic of second-order thinking?. Answer: it
relies on intuition
◉ What is not among the suggested beginning tactics for improving
your thinking?. Answer: Handle multiple problems per day
◉ Which of the mind's basic functions evaluates the extent to which
life's events are either positive or negative?. Answer: feeling
◉ Critical thinking involves ___________________ one's own
thinking. Answer: analyzing, evaluating, and improving
◉ What is not a bad habit of thought?. Answer: reasoning from
assumptions that are not one's own
◉ What is the term that means the tendency to view everything in
relationship to oneself?. Answer: egocentrism
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM PREP
◉ Critical thinking is best defined as. Answer: Thinking about
thinking in order to make thinking better
◉ When thinking through a problem, a critical thinker does not.
Answer: gather information that supports his/her presuppositions
◉ Another term for critical thinking is. Answer: second-order
thinking
◉ Hiding or distorting evidence illustrates. Answer: weak-sense
thinking
◉ Critical thinking values _________________________ of thought
over ______________________________.. Answer: Depth/Speed
◉ Bringing an unbiased perspective to all relevant viewpoints
exemplifies. Answer: fair-mindness
◉ The ability to reconstruct others' viewpoints exemplifies. Answer:
intellectual empathy
, ◉ To admit flaws in one's own thinking is an expression of. Answer:
intellectual integrity
◉ The opposite of intellectual conformity is. Answer: intellectual
autonomy
◉ What is not a characteristic of second-order thinking?. Answer: it
relies on intuition
◉ What is not among the suggested beginning tactics for improving
your thinking?. Answer: Handle multiple problems per day
◉ Which of the mind's basic functions evaluates the extent to which
life's events are either positive or negative?. Answer: feeling
◉ Critical thinking involves ___________________ one's own
thinking. Answer: analyzing, evaluating, and improving
◉ What is not a bad habit of thought?. Answer: reasoning from
assumptions that are not one's own
◉ What is the term that means the tendency to view everything in
relationship to oneself?. Answer: egocentrism