WGU C168 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Critical thinking is best defined as - Answers Thinking about thinking in order to make thinking
better
When thinking through a problem, a critical thinker does not - Answers gather information that
supports his/her presuppositions
Another term for critical thinking is - Answers second-order thinking
Hiding or distorting evidence illustrates - Answers weak-sense thinking
Critical thinking values _________________________ of thought over ______________________________.
- Answers Depth/Speed
Bringing an unbiased perspective to all relevant viewpoints exemplifies - Answers fair-mindness
The ability to reconstruct others' viewpoints exemplifies - Answers intellectual empathy
To admit flaws in one's own thinking is an expression of - Answers intellectual integrity
The opposite of intellectual conformity is - Answers intellectual autonomy
What is not a characteristic of second-order thinking? - Answers it relies on intuition
What is not among the suggested beginning tactics for improving your thinking? - Answers
Handle multiple problems per day
Which of the mind's basic functions evaluates the extent to which life's events are either
positive or negative? - Answers feeling
Critical thinking involves ___________________ one's own thinking - Answers analyzing, evaluating,
and improving
What is not a bad habit of thought? - Answers reasoning from assumptions that are not one's
own
What is the term that means the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself? -
Answers egocentrism
The mind drawing conclusions on the basis of reasons defines which process? - Answers
inferring and reasoning
Which elements of reasoning are operative when we think through a problem? - Answers all 8
elements
What is the term for the goal or desired outcome of our reasoning? - Answers purpose
Critical thinking is best defined as - Answers Thinking about thinking in order to make thinking
better
When thinking through a problem, a critical thinker does not - Answers gather information that
supports his/her presuppositions
Another term for critical thinking is - Answers second-order thinking
Hiding or distorting evidence illustrates - Answers weak-sense thinking
Critical thinking values _________________________ of thought over ______________________________.
- Answers Depth/Speed
Bringing an unbiased perspective to all relevant viewpoints exemplifies - Answers fair-mindness
The ability to reconstruct others' viewpoints exemplifies - Answers intellectual empathy
To admit flaws in one's own thinking is an expression of - Answers intellectual integrity
The opposite of intellectual conformity is - Answers intellectual autonomy
What is not a characteristic of second-order thinking? - Answers it relies on intuition
What is not among the suggested beginning tactics for improving your thinking? - Answers
Handle multiple problems per day
Which of the mind's basic functions evaluates the extent to which life's events are either
positive or negative? - Answers feeling
Critical thinking involves ___________________ one's own thinking - Answers analyzing, evaluating,
and improving
What is not a bad habit of thought? - Answers reasoning from assumptions that are not one's
own
What is the term that means the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself? -
Answers egocentrism
The mind drawing conclusions on the basis of reasons defines which process? - Answers
inferring and reasoning
Which elements of reasoning are operative when we think through a problem? - Answers all 8
elements
What is the term for the goal or desired outcome of our reasoning? - Answers purpose
