CRITICAL THINKING EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

CRITICAL THINKING EXAM SCRIPT
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS

●● Critical thinking is not just for the classroom; it can help you make
decisions from the grocery store to the doctor's office.
Answer: true


●● Critical thinking requires learning ------ to think, not ----- to think.
Answer: How, What


●● One characteristic of effective critical thinkers is that they hold firm
to their position on an issue and avoid being influenced by others' views
Answer: False


●● Learning to gather, evaluate, and synthesize evidence best fits with
what characteristic of a good critical thinker?
Answer: Research and inquiry skills


●● Putting aside preconceived ideas best fits with what characteristic of
a good critical thinker?
Answer: Open-minded skepticism

,●● Recognizing and evaluating other people's arguments best fits with
what characteristic of a good critical thinker?
Answer: analytical skills


●● Using one's imagination to envisage possibilities best fits with what
characteristic of a good critical thinker?
Answer: Creative problem solving


●● Grounding one's thinking in shared conversation and community best
fits with what characteristic of a good critical thinker?
Answer: Collaborative learning


●● Sharpening one's listening, speaking, and writing skills best fits with
what characteristic of a good critical thinker?
Answer: Effective communication


●● Being open to what is going on in the present moment best fits with
characteristic of a good critical thinker?
Answer: None of the above


●● Which of the following does not describe critical thinkers?
Answer: They form strong opinions based on instinct and feelings.

, ●● The best way to describe movement of college students through the
stages of cognitive development is to say that they become
Answer: increasingly committed to making decisions based on evidence
and well-reasoned argument.


●● Critical thinking can be broken down into three levels: experience,
interpretation, and evaluation.
Answer: False


●● In the three-tier model of thinking, resistance is most likely to occur
between experience and interpretation.
Answer: False


●● The types of resistance can all interfere with self-development when
used habitually.
Answer: True


●● Ethnocentrism is a form of narrow-mindedness in which a person
believes that she or he is the center of all things.
Answer: False


●● Critical thinking is synonymous with logic
Answer: False