WGU C168 OA LATEST EXAM 2024/ ACTUAL 200
EXAM QUESTION AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is not among the suggested beginning tactics for improving
your thinking? - CORRECT ANS:- 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? - CORRECT ANS:-- feeling
The elements of reasoning are also known as the: - CORRECT ANS:- parts of
thinkingand fundamental structures of thought
The mind drawing conclusions on the basis of reasons defines which process? -
CORRECT ANS:-- Inferring and Reasoning
Which elements of reasoning are operative when we think through a problem? -
CORRECT ANS:-- All eight elements
What is the term for the goal or desired outcome of our reasoning? - CORRECT
ANS:--Purpose
Which of the following is something we take for granted as true in our reasoning? -
CORRECT ANS:-- Assumption
,What is said to follow from our reasoning? - CORRECT ANS:-- implications
Theories are examples of: - CORRECT ANS:-- concepts
In reasoning, we make based on . - ANSWER-
Inferences/assumptions
Distinctions between the elements of reasoning are not .-
CORRECT ANS:-- Relative/Absolute
Which of the following statements is correct? - CORRECT ANS:-- The
standards of critical thinking must be applied to the elements as the critical
thinker learns todevelop intellectual traits.
Which of the following best describes activated ignorance? - CORRECT ANS:--
Mentallytaking in and actively using false information
In some cases, the conclusions we draw are based on assumptions that operate at
a(n) level. - CORRECT ANS:-- Unconscious
What are the three kinds of implications that may be involved in any situation? -
CORRECT ANS:-- Possible, probable, necessary
Thinking that is easily understood reflects which of the intellectual standards? -
,CORRECT ANS:-- Clarity
Reasoning that is specific, exact and sufficiently detailed is said to be: -
CORRECT ANS:- Precise
These questions have more than one CORRECT ANS:-, with some CORRECT
ANS:-s better than others.
- CORRECT ANS:-Questions of judgment
"Is basketball or ice hockey more fun to watch?" is a: - CORRECT ANS:--
question ofpreference
In constructing questions of judgment, which of the following is NOT part of the
process? - CORRECT ANS:-- Developing questions that have only one
CORRECT ANS:-
Paul and Elder's "Dimensions of Decision-Making" suggest all of the following
steps, except: - CORRECT ANS:-- Merge problems and decisions into a
comprehensivedecision whenever possible.
In analyzing causation, looking for a causal factor that is present in one situation
but absent in another, similar, situation is called the: - CORRECT ANS:-- single
difference method
, A scientist discovered that all laboratory hamsters that had been eating lettuce
developed Salmonella poisoning. This is an example of causation by: - CORRECT
ANS:--common factor
A mechanic ruled out failures in 10 different engine parts before finding the
problem in the carburetor. This is an example of: - CORRECT ANS:-- process of
elimination
In strategic thinking, recognizing when your thinking is irrational or flawed is
which component? - CORRECT ANS:- Identification
In strategic thinking, engaging and challenging your own thinking is which
component? - CORRECT ANS:-- Intellectual action
To analyze the logic of an article, one can apply: - CORRECT ANS:--
Elements ofReasoning
"Reasoning can only be as sound as the it is based on." -
CORRECT ANS:-- information
Actively using information that is false, although we mistakenly think it is true, is
an example of: - CORRECT ANS:-- Activated Ignorance
EXAM QUESTION AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is not among the suggested beginning tactics for improving
your thinking? - CORRECT ANS:- 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? - CORRECT ANS:-- feeling
The elements of reasoning are also known as the: - CORRECT ANS:- parts of
thinkingand fundamental structures of thought
The mind drawing conclusions on the basis of reasons defines which process? -
CORRECT ANS:-- Inferring and Reasoning
Which elements of reasoning are operative when we think through a problem? -
CORRECT ANS:-- All eight elements
What is the term for the goal or desired outcome of our reasoning? - CORRECT
ANS:--Purpose
Which of the following is something we take for granted as true in our reasoning? -
CORRECT ANS:-- Assumption
,What is said to follow from our reasoning? - CORRECT ANS:-- implications
Theories are examples of: - CORRECT ANS:-- concepts
In reasoning, we make based on . - ANSWER-
Inferences/assumptions
Distinctions between the elements of reasoning are not .-
CORRECT ANS:-- Relative/Absolute
Which of the following statements is correct? - CORRECT ANS:-- The
standards of critical thinking must be applied to the elements as the critical
thinker learns todevelop intellectual traits.
Which of the following best describes activated ignorance? - CORRECT ANS:--
Mentallytaking in and actively using false information
In some cases, the conclusions we draw are based on assumptions that operate at
a(n) level. - CORRECT ANS:-- Unconscious
What are the three kinds of implications that may be involved in any situation? -
CORRECT ANS:-- Possible, probable, necessary
Thinking that is easily understood reflects which of the intellectual standards? -
,CORRECT ANS:-- Clarity
Reasoning that is specific, exact and sufficiently detailed is said to be: -
CORRECT ANS:- Precise
These questions have more than one CORRECT ANS:-, with some CORRECT
ANS:-s better than others.
- CORRECT ANS:-Questions of judgment
"Is basketball or ice hockey more fun to watch?" is a: - CORRECT ANS:--
question ofpreference
In constructing questions of judgment, which of the following is NOT part of the
process? - CORRECT ANS:-- Developing questions that have only one
CORRECT ANS:-
Paul and Elder's "Dimensions of Decision-Making" suggest all of the following
steps, except: - CORRECT ANS:-- Merge problems and decisions into a
comprehensivedecision whenever possible.
In analyzing causation, looking for a causal factor that is present in one situation
but absent in another, similar, situation is called the: - CORRECT ANS:-- single
difference method
, A scientist discovered that all laboratory hamsters that had been eating lettuce
developed Salmonella poisoning. This is an example of causation by: - CORRECT
ANS:--common factor
A mechanic ruled out failures in 10 different engine parts before finding the
problem in the carburetor. This is an example of: - CORRECT ANS:-- process of
elimination
In strategic thinking, recognizing when your thinking is irrational or flawed is
which component? - CORRECT ANS:- Identification
In strategic thinking, engaging and challenging your own thinking is which
component? - CORRECT ANS:-- Intellectual action
To analyze the logic of an article, one can apply: - CORRECT ANS:--
Elements ofReasoning
"Reasoning can only be as sound as the it is based on." -
CORRECT ANS:-- information
Actively using information that is false, although we mistakenly think it is true, is
an example of: - CORRECT ANS:-- Activated Ignorance
