Question 1

What does the "A" in IDEAS stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analyze the hypothesis and anchor the decision. 
B)  Assess the situation and make a preliminary decision. 
C)  Avoid dealing with annoying people. 
D)  Ask questions and apply the relevant stereotype. 
A)  Analyze the hypothesis and anchor the decision. 
B)  Assess the situation and make a preliminary decision. 
C)  Avoid dealing with annoying people. 
D)  Ask questions and apply the relevant stereotype.

Question 2

What is the value of beginning the problem-solving process with identifying problems and setting priorities?

Accepted Answer

Knowing our priorities helps u

Question 3

What is IDEAS?

Accepted Answer

A)  a liberal arts degree program 
B)  an open-minded way of viewing the world 
C)  a complicated approach to making new friends 
D)  a general problem-solving process 
A)  a liberal arts degree program 
B)  an open-minded way of viewing the world 
C)  a complicated approach to making new friends 
D)  a general problem-solving process

Question 4

How do institutions of higher education, accrediting bodies, and the media measure student success in college? Are those measures consistent with your own sense of what it means to you to be successful in college? Explain why or why not.

Accepted Answer

See the THINKING CRITICALLY box entitled

Question 5

Successful studying at the college level means becoming intimately, actively, and, at times, even passionately engaged with the material.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the vocational domain and how does that domain relate to college students?

Accepted Answer

The word vocation means "calling," and i

Question 7

The questions "Was the short-term goal of my decision achieved? Why or why not?" are associated with which step in the IDEAS process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify the problem and set priorities. 
B)  Determine relevant information and deepen understanding. 
C)  Enumerate options and anticipate consequences. 
D)  Assess the situation and make a preliminary decision. 
E)  Scrutinize the process and self-correct as needed. 
A)  Identify the problem and set priorities. 
B)  Determine relevant information and deepen understanding. 
C)  Enumerate options and anticipate consequences. 
D)  Assess the situation and make a preliminary decision. 
E)  Scrutinize the process and self-correct as needed.

Question 8

Why is there no stereotypic kind of college student? Is there anything we can say about all college students?

Accepted Answer

There is no one stereotypic kind of coll

Question 9

Suppose your professor has scheduled an exam for tomorrow's class. According to the text, what is the best way to prepare for that exam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Study off and on for 2 hours. 
B)  Study intensely for the entire evening. 
C)  Study for 30 solid minutes and then take a break. 
D)  Study for 5 minutes before the exam. 
E)  Go to the gym for a long workout. 
A)  Study off and on for 2 hours. 
B)  Study intensely for the entire evening. 
C)  Study for 30 solid minutes and then take a break. 
D)  Study for 5 minutes before the exam. 
E)  Go to the gym for a long workout.

Question 10

Kari is thinking about majoring in economics. She is in the process of researching the various jobs that economics majors hold and trying to figure out which of those jobs actually required the person to have majored in economics. This puts her in the ______________________ step of the IDEAS process.

Accepted Answer

Determine Relevant I

Question 11

If memorizing definitions, facts, and theories is not enough in the academic domain, what more is needed to achieve success in understanding college level material and getting high marks on tests?

Accepted Answer

Beyond just being able to find or to rec

Question 12

If you were concerned to clarify your career vocation options, what are some of the questions you might reasonably ask yourself in order to determine relevant information and deepen your understanding?

Accepted Answer

Questions like these:
• What do I know a

Question 13

Wendy is using the IDEAS process to solve a problem. She just deepened her understanding by gathering relevant information. What should she do next?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify the problem and set priorities. 
B)  Enumerate options and anticipate consequences. 
C)  Assess the situation and make a preliminary decision. 
D)  Scrutinize the process and self-correct. 
A)  Identify the problem and set priorities. 
B)  Enumerate options and anticipate consequences. 
C)  Assess the situation and make a preliminary decision. 
D)  Scrutinize the process and self-correct.

Question 14

The IDEAS process is a general ____________________ problem-solving process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The IDEAS process is a general ____________________...

Question 15

One of the shortcomings of the IDEAS process is that it only works for the problems relating to success in college.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What does the "A" in IDEAS stand for?

What is the value of beginning the problem-solving process with identifying problems and setting priorities?

What is IDEAS?

How do institutions of higher education, accrediting bodies, and the media measure student success in college? Are those measures consistent with your own sense of what it means to you to be successful in college? Explain why or why not.

Successful studying at the college level means becoming intimately, actively, and, at times, even passionately engaged with the material.

What is the vocational domain and how does that domain relate to college students?

The questions "Was the short-term goal of my decision achieved? Why or why not?" are associated with which step in the IDEAS process?

Why is there no stereotypic kind of college student? Is there anything we can say about all college students?

Suppose your professor has scheduled an exam for tomorrow's class. According to the text, what is the best way to prepare for that exam?

If memorizing definitions, facts, and theories is not enough in the academic domain, what more is needed to achieve success in understanding college level material and getting high marks on tests?

If you were concerned to clarify your career vocation options, what are some of the questions you might reasonably ask yourself in order to determine relevant information and deepen your understanding?

Wendy is using the IDEAS process to solve a problem. She just deepened her understanding by gathering relevant information. What should she do next?

The IDEAS process is a general ____________________ problem-solving process.

One of the shortcomings of the IDEAS process is that it only works for the problems relating to success in college.

The Power of Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Mindset and Skills

Clarify Ideas and Concepts

Analyze Arguments and Diagram Decisions

Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources

Evaluate Arguments: Four Basic Tests

Valid Inferences

Warranted Inferences

Snap Judgments:risks and Benefits of Heuristic Thinking

Reflective Decision Making

Comparative Reasoning

Ideological Reasoning

Empirical Reasoning

Write Sound and Effective Arguments

Ethical Decision Making

The Logic of Declarative Statements

Critical Thinking in the Social Sciences

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Exam 3: Solve Problems and Succeed in College

What does the "A" in IDEAS stand for?

What is the value of beginning the problem-solving process with identifying problems and setting priorities?

What is IDEAS?

How do institutions of higher education, accrediting bodies, and the media measure student success in college? Are those measures consistent with your own sense of what it means to you to be successful in college? Explain why or why not.

Successful studying at the college level means becoming intimately, actively, and, at times, even passionately engaged with the material.

What is the vocational domain and how does that domain relate to college students?

The questions "Was the short-term goal of my decision achieved? Why or why not?" are associated with which step in the IDEAS process?

Why is there no stereotypic kind of college student? Is there anything we can say about all college students?

Suppose your professor has scheduled an exam for tomorrow's class. According to the text, what is the best way to prepare for that exam?

If memorizing definitions, facts, and theories is not enough in the academic domain, what more is needed to achieve success in understanding college level material and getting high marks on tests?

If you were concerned to clarify your career vocation options, what are some of the questions you might reasonably ask yourself in order to determine relevant information and deepen your understanding?

Wendy is using the IDEAS process to solve a problem. She just deepened her understanding by gathering relevant information. What should she do next?

The IDEAS process is a general ____________________ problem-solving process.

One of the shortcomings of the IDEAS process is that it only works for the problems relating to success in college.

The Power of Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Mindset and Skills

Clarify Ideas and Concepts

Analyze Arguments and Diagram Decisions

Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources

Evaluate Arguments: Four Basic Tests

Valid Inferences

Warranted Inferences

Snap Judgments:risks and Benefits of Heuristic Thinking

Reflective Decision Making

Comparative Reasoning

Ideological Reasoning

Empirical Reasoning

Write Sound and Effective Arguments

Ethical Decision Making

The Logic of Declarative Statements

Critical Thinking in the Social Sciences

Critical Thinking in the Natural Sciences

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