WGU C168 Critical Thinking Exam 132 Questions
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Analyze
Assess
Reconstruct - CORRECT ANSWER To Think Critically
Self-directed
Self-disciplined
Self-monitored
Self-corrective - CORRECT ANSWER Characteristics of Critical Thinking
the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself - CORRECT ANSWER
Egocentrism
the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others -
CORRECT ANSWER Sociocentrism
Raises vital questions
Gathers and assesses relevant information
Reaches well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
Thinks open-mindedly
Communicates effectively with others - CORRECT ANSWER A well-cultivated
thinker:
,Ordinary Thinking
Spontaneous and non-reflective
Contains insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning
Indiscriminately combined - CORRECT ANSWER First Order Thinking
Critical Thinking
First-order thinking that is consciously realized (i.e. analyzed, assessed and
reconstructed) - CORRECT ANSWER Second Order Thinking
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
Makes no good faith effort to consider alternative viewpoints
Lacks fair-mindedness
Employ lower-level rhetorical skills (making unreasonable thinking appear
reasonable, and reasonable thinking appear unreasonable)
Employ emotionalism and intellectual trickery
Hide or distort evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Weak-sense Critical Thinking
Strong-sense critical thinking is defined by a consistent pursuit or what is
intellectually fair and just.
Strive to be ethical
Strive to empathize with others' viewpoints
,Will entertain arguments with which they do not agree
Change their views when confronted with superior reasoning
Employ their thinking reasonably rather than manipulatively
Strong-sense critical thinking requires fair-mindedness combined with learning
basic critical thinking skills.
Consider all thinking by the same standards
Expect good reasoning from supporters as well as opponents
Apply the same critical criteria to our own logic as to others' reasoning
Recognize the actual strengths and weaknesses of any reasoning we assess -
CORRECT ANSWER Strong-sense Critical Thinking
Weak-sense critical thinkers ignore the flaws in their own thinking and often seek
to win an argument through intellectual trickery or deceit - CORRECT ANSWER
Weak-Sense Summarized
Strong-Sense critical thinkers strive to be ethical and empathize with others'
viewpoints. They will entertain arguments with which they do not agree and
change their views when confronted with superior reasoning. - CORRECT ANSWER
Strong-Sense Summarized
is to bring an unbiased and unprejudiced perspective to all viewpoints relevant to
a situation- is to consider all relevant opinions equally without regard to one's
own sentiments or selfish interests. Also to do so without reference to the
sentiments or selfish interests of one's friends, community or nation. - Involves
adherence to intellectual standards (e.g. accuracy, sound logic, clarity and depth
of thought), uninfluenced by whatever advantage one or one's social group
enjoys. - CORRECT ANSWER fair-mindedness
, is the opposite of fair-mindedness - Feels no responsibility to represent viewpoints
with which they disagree fairly and accurately. To be intellectually unfair is to
always see yourself as right and just. And unfairness nearly always involves an
element of self-deception. - CORRECT ANSWER Intellectual unfairness
Intellectual Humility
Intellectual Courage
Intellectual Empathy
Intellectual Integrity
Intellectual Perseverance
Confidence in Reason
Intellectual Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER Defining Traits
Commitment to discovering the extent of one's own ignorance on any issue
Recognition that one does not—and cannot—know everything
Consciousness of one's biases and prejudices
Aware of the limitations of one's viewpoint
Recognition that one should claim only what one actually knows
Awareness that egocentrism is often self-deceiving (i.e., convinces the mind that it
knows more than it does) - CORRECT ANSWER Intellectual Humility
Fair-mindedness requires us to first recognize the ignorance and flaws in our own
thinking and to comport ourselves accordingly. It requires self-awareness and a
willingness to examine the limitations of one's own point of view.
with Verified Answers
Analyze
Assess
Reconstruct - CORRECT ANSWER To Think Critically
Self-directed
Self-disciplined
Self-monitored
Self-corrective - CORRECT ANSWER Characteristics of Critical Thinking
the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself - CORRECT ANSWER
Egocentrism
the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others -
CORRECT ANSWER Sociocentrism
Raises vital questions
Gathers and assesses relevant information
Reaches well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
Thinks open-mindedly
Communicates effectively with others - CORRECT ANSWER A well-cultivated
thinker:
,Ordinary Thinking
Spontaneous and non-reflective
Contains insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning
Indiscriminately combined - CORRECT ANSWER First Order Thinking
Critical Thinking
First-order thinking that is consciously realized (i.e. analyzed, assessed and
reconstructed) - CORRECT ANSWER Second Order Thinking
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
Makes no good faith effort to consider alternative viewpoints
Lacks fair-mindedness
Employ lower-level rhetorical skills (making unreasonable thinking appear
reasonable, and reasonable thinking appear unreasonable)
Employ emotionalism and intellectual trickery
Hide or distort evidence - CORRECT ANSWER Weak-sense Critical Thinking
Strong-sense critical thinking is defined by a consistent pursuit or what is
intellectually fair and just.
Strive to be ethical
Strive to empathize with others' viewpoints
,Will entertain arguments with which they do not agree
Change their views when confronted with superior reasoning
Employ their thinking reasonably rather than manipulatively
Strong-sense critical thinking requires fair-mindedness combined with learning
basic critical thinking skills.
Consider all thinking by the same standards
Expect good reasoning from supporters as well as opponents
Apply the same critical criteria to our own logic as to others' reasoning
Recognize the actual strengths and weaknesses of any reasoning we assess -
CORRECT ANSWER Strong-sense Critical Thinking
Weak-sense critical thinkers ignore the flaws in their own thinking and often seek
to win an argument through intellectual trickery or deceit - CORRECT ANSWER
Weak-Sense Summarized
Strong-Sense critical thinkers strive to be ethical and empathize with others'
viewpoints. They will entertain arguments with which they do not agree and
change their views when confronted with superior reasoning. - CORRECT ANSWER
Strong-Sense Summarized
is to bring an unbiased and unprejudiced perspective to all viewpoints relevant to
a situation- is to consider all relevant opinions equally without regard to one's
own sentiments or selfish interests. Also to do so without reference to the
sentiments or selfish interests of one's friends, community or nation. - Involves
adherence to intellectual standards (e.g. accuracy, sound logic, clarity and depth
of thought), uninfluenced by whatever advantage one or one's social group
enjoys. - CORRECT ANSWER fair-mindedness
, is the opposite of fair-mindedness - Feels no responsibility to represent viewpoints
with which they disagree fairly and accurately. To be intellectually unfair is to
always see yourself as right and just. And unfairness nearly always involves an
element of self-deception. - CORRECT ANSWER Intellectual unfairness
Intellectual Humility
Intellectual Courage
Intellectual Empathy
Intellectual Integrity
Intellectual Perseverance
Confidence in Reason
Intellectual Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER Defining Traits
Commitment to discovering the extent of one's own ignorance on any issue
Recognition that one does not—and cannot—know everything
Consciousness of one's biases and prejudices
Aware of the limitations of one's viewpoint
Recognition that one should claim only what one actually knows
Awareness that egocentrism is often self-deceiving (i.e., convinces the mind that it
knows more than it does) - CORRECT ANSWER Intellectual Humility
Fair-mindedness requires us to first recognize the ignorance and flaws in our own
thinking and to comport ourselves accordingly. It requires self-awareness and a
willingness to examine the limitations of one's own point of view.
