Question 1

You are most likely to let your self-interest get in the way of clear thinking when you…

Accepted Answer

A)  Are indifferent to your circumstances 
B)  Have a personal stake in the conclusions you reach 
C)  Have no commitments 
D)  Try to control your emotions 
A)  Are indifferent to your circumstances 
B)  Have a personal stake in the conclusions you reach 
C)  Have no commitments 
D)  Try to control your emotions

Question 2

The sign of a maturing intellect is having the will and the courage to gradually prune beliefs that are…

Accepted Answer

A)  Uncomfortable 
B)  Groundless 
C)  Approved of by our group 
D)  Unnecessary 
A)  Uncomfortable 
B)  Groundless 
C)  Approved of by our group 
D)  Unnecessary

Question 3

Category 2 obstacles to critical thinking include…

Accepted Answer

A)  Skepticism, emotion, and group thinking 
B)  Subjective relativism, social relativism, and skepticism 
C)  Psychological factors 
D)  Subjective relativism, social relativism, and egoism 
A)  Skepticism, emotion, and group thinking 
B)  Subjective relativism, social relativism, and skepticism 
C)  Psychological factors 
D)  Subjective relativism, social relativism, and egoism

Question 4

Subjective relativism is the idea that…

Accepted Answer

A)  Truth is relative to societies 
B)  Truth depends on what someone believes 
C)  There is a way the world is 
D)  Some objective truths are about our subjective states 
A)  Truth is relative to societies 
B)  Truth depends on what someone believes 
C)  There is a way the world is 
D)  Some objective truths are about our subjective states

Question 5

The tendency to give more credence to a statement if it comes from a friend is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  Homophily 
B)  Illusion-of-truth effect 
C)  Mere exposure effect 
D)  Dunning-Kruger effect 
A)  Homophily 
B)  Illusion-of-truth effect 
C)  Mere exposure effect 
D)  Dunning-Kruger effect

You are most likely to let your self-interest get in the way of clear thinking when you…

The sign of a maturing intellect is having the will and the courage to gradually prune beliefs that are…

Category 2 obstacles to critical thinking include…

Subjective relativism is the idea that…

The tendency to give more credence to a statement if it comes from a friend is called…

Critical Thinking, Facts, and Feelings

Identifying and Evaluating Arguments

Deductive Argument Patterns

Inductive Arguments and Statistics

Evidence and Experts

Fake News

Advertising: Commercial and Political

Causal Arguments

Inference to the Best Explanation

Judging Scientific Theories

Fallacies and Persuaders

Critical Thinking in Morality

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Exam 2: Obstacles to Critical Thinking

You are most likely to let your self-interest get in the way of clear thinking when you…

The sign of a maturing intellect is having the will and the courage to gradually prune beliefs that are…

Category 2 obstacles to critical thinking include…

Subjective relativism is the idea that…

The tendency to give more credence to a statement if it comes from a friend is called…

Critical Thinking, Facts, and Feelings

Identifying and Evaluating Arguments

Deductive Argument Patterns

Inductive Arguments and Statistics

Evidence and Experts

Fake News

Advertising: Commercial and Political

Causal Arguments

Inference to the Best Explanation

Judging Scientific Theories

Fallacies and Persuaders

Critical Thinking in Morality

Filters