Question 1

Bounded rationality means that

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A)  intelligence cannot exceed a certain value. 
B)  there are limits on people's ability to think rationally. 
C)  emotions interfere with reasoning. 
D)  deliberate, careful thought is too difficult for almost everyone. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  intelligence cannot exceed a certain value. 
B)  there are limits on people's ability to think rationally. 
C)  emotions interfere with reasoning. 
D)  deliberate, careful thought is too difficult for almost everyone. 
E)  None of the above B

Question 2

Schemata are defined as

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A)  feelings we have about our thoughts. 
B)  our personal internal representations about the nature of the world. 
C)  our abilities to monitor our own thought processes. 
D)  goal-directed. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  feelings we have about our thoughts. 
B)  our personal internal representations about the nature of the world. 
C)  our abilities to monitor our own thought processes. 
D)  goal-directed. 
E)  All of the above B

Question 3

Research (Sanfrey et al., 2003) indicates that players who reject offers in the Ultimatum Game

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A)  are not very intelligence. 
B)  show higher activity in brain areas related to emotion. 
C)  save a lot of time and effort by rejecting offers. 
D)  are emotionally stable and mature. 
A)  are not very intelligence. 
B)  show higher activity in brain areas related to emotion. 
C)  save a lot of time and effort by rejecting offers. 
D)  are emotionally stable and mature. B

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

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A)  Thinking is not a biological process. 
B)  Malnutrition, poisoning, and drugs can affect the ability to think critically 
C)  Thinking involves connections among neurons in the brain 
D)  The brain contains billions of neurons 
E)  All of the above are true about thinking 
A)  Thinking is not a biological process. 
B)  Malnutrition, poisoning, and drugs can affect the ability to think critically 
C)  Thinking involves connections among neurons in the brain 
D)  The brain contains billions of neurons 
E)  All of the above are true about thinking

Question 5

Most media depictions of people who think well are negative.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thinking is a biological process. 
B)  Malnutrition, poisoning, and drugs can affect the ability to think critically 
C)  Thinking involves connections among neurons in the brain 
D)  The brain contains billions of neurons 
E)  All of the above are true about thinking 
A)  Thinking is a biological process. 
B)  Malnutrition, poisoning, and drugs can affect the ability to think critically 
C)  Thinking involves connections among neurons in the brain 
D)  The brain contains billions of neurons 
E)  All of the above are true about thinking

Question 7

The use of internal picture-like representations while thinking is called

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A)  imagery. 
B)  imagining. 
C)  immature thought. 
D)  blocking. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  imagery. 
B)  imagining. 
C)  immature thought. 
D)  blocking. 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is the best way to improve how you think?

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A)  Thinking very rapidly 
B)  Thinking as little as possible 
C)  Seeking out information that confirms what you believe 
D)  Self-monitoring of your own thought processes 
A)  Thinking very rapidly 
B)  Thinking as little as possible 
C)  Seeking out information that confirms what you believe 
D)  Self-monitoring of your own thought processes

Question 9

Gina wants to study the effect of power lines on porcupines. She observes one site with power lines every morning from 8am until 10am for 10 days in a row and records an average of 4 porcupines leaving their habitat every day. What is the issue with Gina's study?
.

Accepted Answer

Gina's study has several potential issue

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a skill involved in critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seeking out contradictory evidence 
B)  Engaging in metacognition 
C)  Relying exclusively on schemata in solving problems and making decisions 
D)  Using numerical information, including thinking probabilistically 
E)  All of the above are skills involved in critical thinking 
A)  Seeking out contradictory evidence 
B)  Engaging in metacognition 
C)  Relying exclusively on schemata in solving problems and making decisions 
D)  Using numerical information, including thinking probabilistically 
E)  All of the above are skills involved in critical thinking

Question 11

An application utilizing knowledge about human thinking to improve how people think is called

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A)  mind control. 
B)  affective response training. 
C)  cognitive process instruction. 
D)  the Ultimatum Game. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  mind control. 
B)  affective response training. 
C)  cognitive process instruction. 
D)  the Ultimatum Game. 
E)  None of the above

Question 12

An application utilizing knowledge about human thinking to improve how people think is called

Accepted Answer

A)  mind control. 
B)  affective response training. 
C)  cognitive process instruction. 
D)  the Ultimatum Game. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  mind control. 
B)  affective response training. 
C)  cognitive process instruction. 
D)  the Ultimatum Game. 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a part of the model proposed by Halpern for critical thinking instruction?

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A)  explicitly learn the skills of critical thinking 
B)  develop the disposition for effortful thinking and learning 
C)  make metacognitive monitoring explicit and overt 
D)  allow training activities to be unstructured and abstract 
A)  explicitly learn the skills of critical thinking 
B)  develop the disposition for effortful thinking and learning 
C)  make metacognitive monitoring explicit and overt 
D)  allow training activities to be unstructured and abstract

Question 14

People who have good metacognitive skills pay attention to what they are doing when they are thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Biological studies of the brain have provided several useful suggestions for enhancing thinking skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Critical thinking is described as

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A)  purposeful. 
B)  reasoned. 
C)  goal-directed. 
D)  increasing the probability of a desirable outcome. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  purposeful. 
B)  reasoned. 
C)  goal-directed. 
D)  increasing the probability of a desirable outcome. 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT included in a disposition for critical thinking?

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A)  Willingness to plan 
B)  Flexibility 
C)  Willingness to change your mind when evidence supports a change in position 
D)  Thinking as rapidly as possible 
E)  All of the above are included in a disposition for critical thinking 
A)  Willingness to plan 
B)  Flexibility 
C)  Willingness to change your mind when evidence supports a change in position 
D)  Thinking as rapidly as possible 
E)  All of the above are included in a disposition for critical thinking

Question 18

Intelligence tests

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A)  were first used to place children in appropriate educational settings. 
B)  are not used anymore. 
C)  have been proven to be invalid. 
D)  do not provide scores that are predictive of later successes. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  were first used to place children in appropriate educational settings. 
B)  are not used anymore. 
C)  have been proven to be invalid. 
D)  do not provide scores that are predictive of later successes. 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

While thought involves __________, knowledge is __________.

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A)  processing information…..everything we know. 
B)  everything we know….. processing information. 
C)  content…..context. 
D)  unchanging processes…..always changing. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  processing information…..everything we know. 
B)  everything we know….. processing information. 
C)  content…..context. 
D)  unchanging processes…..always changing. 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

The intuition of experts is

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A)  also called "blink." 
B)  based on thousands of hours of careful, deliberate thought. 
C)  very quick, even automatic. 
D)  often correct, if the area of expertise is governed by regularities. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  also called "blink." 
B)  based on thousands of hours of careful, deliberate thought. 
C)  very quick, even automatic. 
D)  often correct, if the area of expertise is governed by regularities. 
E)  All of the above

Bounded rationality means that

Schemata are defined as

Research (Sanfrey et al., 2003) indicates that players who reject offers in the Ultimatum Game

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

Most media depictions of people who think well are negative.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

The use of internal picture-like representations while thinking is called

Which of the following is the best way to improve how you think?

Gina wants to study the effect of power lines on porcupines. She observes one site with power lines every morning from 8am until 10am for 10 days in a row and records an average of 4 porcupines leaving their habitat every day. What is the issue with Gina's study? .

Which of the following is NOT a skill involved in critical thinking?

An application utilizing knowledge about human thinking to improve how people think is called

An application utilizing knowledge about human thinking to improve how people think is called

Which of the following is NOT a part of the model proposed by Halpern for critical thinking instruction?

People who have good metacognitive skills pay attention to what they are doing when they are thinking.

Biological studies of the brain have provided several useful suggestions for enhancing thinking skills.

Critical thinking is described as

Which of the following is NOT included in a disposition for critical thinking?

Intelligence tests

While thought involves , knowledge is .

The intuition of experts is

Thinking Starts Here: Memory As the Mediator of Cognitive Processes

The Relationship Between Thought and Language

Reasoning: Drawing Deductively Valid Conclusions

Analyzing Arguments

Thinking As Hypothesis Testing

Likelihood and Uncertainty: Understanding Probabilities

Decision Making: It Is a Matter of Choice

Development of Problem Solving Skills

Creative Thinking

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Exam 1: Thinking: An Introduction

Bounded rationality means that

Schemata are defined as

Research (Sanfrey et al., 2003) indicates that players who reject offers in the Ultimatum Game

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

Most media depictions of people who think well are negative.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

The use of internal picture-like representations while thinking is called

Which of the following is the best way to improve how you think?

Gina wants to study the effect of power lines on porcupines. She observes one site with power lines every morning from 8am until 10am for 10 days in a row and records an average of 4 porcupines leaving their habitat every day. What is the issue with Gina's study? .

Which of the following is NOT a skill involved in critical thinking?

An application utilizing knowledge about human thinking to improve how people think is called

An application utilizing knowledge about human thinking to improve how people think is called

Which of the following is NOT a part of the model proposed by Halpern for critical thinking instruction?

People who have good metacognitive skills pay attention to what they are doing when they are thinking.

Biological studies of the brain have provided several useful suggestions for enhancing thinking skills.

Critical thinking is described as

Which of the following is NOT included in a disposition for critical thinking?

Intelligence tests

While thought involves __________, knowledge is __________.

The intuition of experts is

Thinking Starts Here: Memory As the Mediator of Cognitive Processes

The Relationship Between Thought and Language

Reasoning: Drawing Deductively Valid Conclusions

Analyzing Arguments

Thinking As Hypothesis Testing

Likelihood and Uncertainty: Understanding Probabilities

Decision Making: It Is a Matter of Choice

Development of Problem Solving Skills

Creative Thinking

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While thought involves , knowledge is .