WGU C168 Exam 91 Questions with Verified
Answers
What is critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER "is the art of thinking about thinking
while thinking in order to make thinking better"
What 3 interlinking dimensions is critical thinking comprised of? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Analyzing one's own thinking (breaking into parts)
2. Evaluating one's own thinking (identify strength and weakness)
3. Improving one's own thinking (reconstructing it to make it better)
What is the goal of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER to brings one's best
thinking to bear in every realm of one's lief and in any set of circumstance
What are some impediments to sound thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER *
generalizations
* stereotyping
* fixed vantage point
* forming false beliefs
* dismiss views conflicting w/own
* deceptive thought
What is egocentrism? - CORRECT ANSWER the tendency to view everything in
relationship to oneself
, What is sociocentrism? - CORRECT ANSWER the assumption that one's own social
group is inherently superior to all others
What will a well-cultivated critical thinker do? - CORRECT ANSWER * raise vital
questions
* gather / assess relevant info
* reach well-reasoned conclusion
* think open-mindedly
* communicate effectively
What is first order thinking? (ordinary thinking) - CORRECT ANSWER *
Spontaneous and non-reflective
* Contains insight, prejudice,
good and bad reasoning
* Indiscriminately combined
What is second order thinking? (critical thinking) - CORRECT ANSWER first-order
thinking that is consciously realized (analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed)
What is weak-sense critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER ignore flaws in own
thinking and often seek to "win" through intellectual trickery or deceipt
What is strong-sense critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER defined by a consistent
pursuit of what is intellectually fair and just.
Ethical, empathetic, reasonable, able to change opinion
Answers
What is critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER "is the art of thinking about thinking
while thinking in order to make thinking better"
What 3 interlinking dimensions is critical thinking comprised of? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Analyzing one's own thinking (breaking into parts)
2. Evaluating one's own thinking (identify strength and weakness)
3. Improving one's own thinking (reconstructing it to make it better)
What is the goal of critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER to brings one's best
thinking to bear in every realm of one's lief and in any set of circumstance
What are some impediments to sound thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER *
generalizations
* stereotyping
* fixed vantage point
* forming false beliefs
* dismiss views conflicting w/own
* deceptive thought
What is egocentrism? - CORRECT ANSWER the tendency to view everything in
relationship to oneself
, What is sociocentrism? - CORRECT ANSWER the assumption that one's own social
group is inherently superior to all others
What will a well-cultivated critical thinker do? - CORRECT ANSWER * raise vital
questions
* gather / assess relevant info
* reach well-reasoned conclusion
* think open-mindedly
* communicate effectively
What is first order thinking? (ordinary thinking) - CORRECT ANSWER *
Spontaneous and non-reflective
* Contains insight, prejudice,
good and bad reasoning
* Indiscriminately combined
What is second order thinking? (critical thinking) - CORRECT ANSWER first-order
thinking that is consciously realized (analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed)
What is weak-sense critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER ignore flaws in own
thinking and often seek to "win" through intellectual trickery or deceipt
What is strong-sense critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER defined by a consistent
pursuit of what is intellectually fair and just.
Ethical, empathetic, reasonable, able to change opinion
