WGU C168 EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
How do you define critical thinking?
Critical thinking means to carefully scrutinize a problem or issue that deserves the additional
effort this requires. This means to resist the first conclusion that comes to mind, but to not
discard it. Rather, I try to think of other responses to this dilemma. Then I try to evaluate each
answer to see what will hold up upon examination. I try to identify the one best response, but not
to embrace it to the exclusion of other thinking that may come later. The way I evaluate each
possible conclusion is to ask myself, why would this be true or not true? This means to look for
credible evidence or to identify credible reasoning to support or put into question each
possibility.
What would you add or change about your first definition of critical thinking?
After reading the definitions provided in this module, there are several points I want to add. The
purpose in engaging in critical thinking is to know "what to believe or do." Also, critical thinking
is a systematic process, one that takes lots of practice. I also think there are several ways to be
systematic. Another benefit of critical thinking is the opportunity to improve the way I think. I'm
not only seeking resolution to a problem, but I'm also examining the way I think. Years ago, I
thought critical thinking meant finding fault, but I now know it is much more than this.
Which of the following do weak-sense thinkers NOT do?
Strive to be ethical.
Weak-sense thinkers do NOT strive to be ethical.
Which of the following statements is false?
Critical thinking skills are never used selfishly.
Critical thinking skills can just as easily be selfish as fair-minded.
Fair-minded people feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they disagree
fairly and accurately. True or false?
, False.
Intellectually unfair people feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they
disagree fairly and accurately.
Intellectual humility is a character trait of critical thinkers. True or false?
True.
Critical thinkers are intellectually humble, meaning they are conscious of the limitations of their
own knowledge and understanding.
Asking the question, "Did I try to impose my will on others?" is part of which tactic to
improve critical thinking?
Deal with your ego.
It is an example of dealing with your ego.
Looking at the way your behavior is shaped by others is part of which tactic to improve
critical thinking?
Analyze group influences on your life.
It is an example of analyzing group influences on one's life.
An argument that lacks specifics violates which of the following universal intellectual
standards?
Precision.
The lack of specificity violates the standard of precision.
Wanting allocates energy into action. True or false?
True.
Wanting continually tells us what is (or is not) worth seeking or getting.
Thinking, feeling, and wanting are unrelated processes in the mind. True or false?
False.
Thinking, feeling, and wanting interrelate closely and dynamically with one another.
Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking?
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
How do you define critical thinking?
Critical thinking means to carefully scrutinize a problem or issue that deserves the additional
effort this requires. This means to resist the first conclusion that comes to mind, but to not
discard it. Rather, I try to think of other responses to this dilemma. Then I try to evaluate each
answer to see what will hold up upon examination. I try to identify the one best response, but not
to embrace it to the exclusion of other thinking that may come later. The way I evaluate each
possible conclusion is to ask myself, why would this be true or not true? This means to look for
credible evidence or to identify credible reasoning to support or put into question each
possibility.
What would you add or change about your first definition of critical thinking?
After reading the definitions provided in this module, there are several points I want to add. The
purpose in engaging in critical thinking is to know "what to believe or do." Also, critical thinking
is a systematic process, one that takes lots of practice. I also think there are several ways to be
systematic. Another benefit of critical thinking is the opportunity to improve the way I think. I'm
not only seeking resolution to a problem, but I'm also examining the way I think. Years ago, I
thought critical thinking meant finding fault, but I now know it is much more than this.
Which of the following do weak-sense thinkers NOT do?
Strive to be ethical.
Weak-sense thinkers do NOT strive to be ethical.
Which of the following statements is false?
Critical thinking skills are never used selfishly.
Critical thinking skills can just as easily be selfish as fair-minded.
Fair-minded people feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they disagree
fairly and accurately. True or false?
, False.
Intellectually unfair people feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they
disagree fairly and accurately.
Intellectual humility is a character trait of critical thinkers. True or false?
True.
Critical thinkers are intellectually humble, meaning they are conscious of the limitations of their
own knowledge and understanding.
Asking the question, "Did I try to impose my will on others?" is part of which tactic to
improve critical thinking?
Deal with your ego.
It is an example of dealing with your ego.
Looking at the way your behavior is shaped by others is part of which tactic to improve
critical thinking?
Analyze group influences on your life.
It is an example of analyzing group influences on one's life.
An argument that lacks specifics violates which of the following universal intellectual
standards?
Precision.
The lack of specificity violates the standard of precision.
Wanting allocates energy into action. True or false?
True.
Wanting continually tells us what is (or is not) worth seeking or getting.
Thinking, feeling, and wanting are unrelated processes in the mind. True or false?
False.
Thinking, feeling, and wanting interrelate closely and dynamically with one another.
Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking?
