RLGN 104 CRITICAL THINKING
PROFESSIONAL ANALYTICAL THINKING
PREP QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions 1:
Answer: 1 -Analyzing one's own thinking- breaking it down into its
component parts.
●● Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions 2:
Answer: 2 -Evaluating one's own thinking- identifying its weaknesses
while recognizing its strengths.
●● Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions 3:
Answer: 3 -Improving one's own thinking- reconstructing it to make it
better.
●● Critical thinking is characteristically 1:
Answer: 1 self-directed
●● Critical thinking is characteristically 2:
Answer: 2 self-disciplined
,●● Critical thinking is characteristically 3:
Answer: 3 self-monitored
●● Critical thinking is characteristically 4:
Answer: 4 self-corrective
●● egocentrism
Answer: the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself;
●● sociocentrism
Answer: the assumption that one's own social group is inherently
superior to all others
●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
1.:
Answer: 1. Raises vital questions
●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
2.:
Answer: 2. Gathers and assesses relevant information
,●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
3.:
Answer: 3. Reaches well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
4.:
Answer: 4. Thinks open-mindedly
●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
5.:
Answer: 5. Communicates effectively with others
●● First-order thinking 1.
Answer: 1. Americans have always done it that way, and as the greatest
country in the world, it's always worked for us in the past.
●● First-order thinking 2.
Answer: 2. How can we trust the engineering work on this building? The
structural engineers weren't educated in the U.S.
●● First-order thinking 3.
Answer: 3. My intuition tells me to turn right here, so I won't bother to
look at the map.
, ●● Second-order thinking 1.
Answer: 1. The assumptions we've relied upon may be flawed.
Let's review them again.
I'd like to talk this over with some colleagues. They may have some
insights we are missing.
●● Second-order thinking 2.
Answer: 2. As far as I am concerned, you're headed down the wrong
path on this project, and I'm rarely wrong on these matters.
I didn't completely understand the repercussions of my original decision,
and so now I have changed my mind and I am recommending a new
approach. This is an example of second-order thinking, which is self-
correcting.
●● Weak sense critical thinkers 1.
Answer: 1. Ignore the flaws in their own thinking
Often seek to win an argument through intellectual trickery or deceit.
Lacks key higher-level skills and values of critical thinking
PROFESSIONAL ANALYTICAL THINKING
PREP QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions 1:
Answer: 1 -Analyzing one's own thinking- breaking it down into its
component parts.
●● Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions 2:
Answer: 2 -Evaluating one's own thinking- identifying its weaknesses
while recognizing its strengths.
●● Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions 3:
Answer: 3 -Improving one's own thinking- reconstructing it to make it
better.
●● Critical thinking is characteristically 1:
Answer: 1 self-directed
●● Critical thinking is characteristically 2:
Answer: 2 self-disciplined
,●● Critical thinking is characteristically 3:
Answer: 3 self-monitored
●● Critical thinking is characteristically 4:
Answer: 4 self-corrective
●● egocentrism
Answer: the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself;
●● sociocentrism
Answer: the assumption that one's own social group is inherently
superior to all others
●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
1.:
Answer: 1. Raises vital questions
●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
2.:
Answer: 2. Gathers and assesses relevant information
,●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
3.:
Answer: 3. Reaches well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
4.:
Answer: 4. Thinks open-mindedly
●● In reasoning through any problem, a well-cultivated critical thinker
5.:
Answer: 5. Communicates effectively with others
●● First-order thinking 1.
Answer: 1. Americans have always done it that way, and as the greatest
country in the world, it's always worked for us in the past.
●● First-order thinking 2.
Answer: 2. How can we trust the engineering work on this building? The
structural engineers weren't educated in the U.S.
●● First-order thinking 3.
Answer: 3. My intuition tells me to turn right here, so I won't bother to
look at the map.
, ●● Second-order thinking 1.
Answer: 1. The assumptions we've relied upon may be flawed.
Let's review them again.
I'd like to talk this over with some colleagues. They may have some
insights we are missing.
●● Second-order thinking 2.
Answer: 2. As far as I am concerned, you're headed down the wrong
path on this project, and I'm rarely wrong on these matters.
I didn't completely understand the repercussions of my original decision,
and so now I have changed my mind and I am recommending a new
approach. This is an example of second-order thinking, which is self-
correcting.
●● Weak sense critical thinkers 1.
Answer: 1. Ignore the flaws in their own thinking
Often seek to win an argument through intellectual trickery or deceit.
Lacks key higher-level skills and values of critical thinking
