Question 1

What a person does is called __________; what a person is able to do is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  performance…..competence. 
B)  competence….. performance. 
C)  ability…..skill. 
D)  intelligence…..learning. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  performance…..competence. 
B)  competence….. performance. 
C)  ability…..skill. 
D)  intelligence…..learning. 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

Critical thinking is defined most accurately as

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome. 
B)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that decrease the probability of a desirable outcome. 
C)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase memory capacity. 
D)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase positive social outcomes. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome. 
B)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that decrease the probability of a desirable outcome. 
C)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase memory capacity. 
D)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase positive social outcomes. 
E)  None of the above

Question 3

System 1 thinking is __________, while System 2 thinking is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid…..slow 
B)  careful…..careless 
C)  effortful…..effortless 
D)  deliberate…..critical thinking 
E)  All of the above are true about System 1 and System 2 thinking 
A)  rapid…..slow 
B)  careful…..careless 
C)  effortful…..effortless 
D)  deliberate…..critical thinking 
E)  All of the above are true about System 1 and System 2 thinking

Question 4

A critical thinking attitude

Accepted Answer

A)  is not important. 
B)  is unrelated to use of critical thinking skills. 
C)  is as important as developing thinking skills. 
D)  cannot be taught. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  is not important. 
B)  is unrelated to use of critical thinking skills. 
C)  is as important as developing thinking skills. 
D)  cannot be taught. 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

A critical thinking attitude includes questioning every statement and using critical thinking skills in every situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research examining effects of critical thinking instruction

Accepted Answer

A)  is very rare. 
B)  does not provide substantial evidence that skills can taught. 
C)  indicates that skills can be taught, but only to adults. 
D)  indicates that critical thinking skills can transfer to real-world settings. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  is very rare. 
B)  does not provide substantial evidence that skills can taught. 
C)  indicates that skills can be taught, but only to adults. 
D)  indicates that critical thinking skills can transfer to real-world settings. 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Critical thinking is described as

Accepted Answer

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 9

The goal of cognitive process instruction is

Accepted Answer

A)  to utilize knowledge concerning human thinking processes to help improve how people think. 
B)  to increase the ease of automatic thinking. 
C)  to increase reliance on spontaneous and intuitive approaches to solving problems. 
D)  to decrease metacognitive interruption of spontaneous thinking. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  to utilize knowledge concerning human thinking processes to help improve how people think. 
B)  to increase the ease of automatic thinking. 
C)  to increase reliance on spontaneous and intuitive approaches to solving problems. 
D)  to decrease metacognitive interruption of spontaneous thinking. 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

Critical thinking is called __________ because it focuses on obtaining a/an __________ outcome.

Accepted Answer

A)  critical…..undesirable 
B)  automatic…..rapid 
C)  directed thinking…..desirable 
D)  System 1 thinking…..practical 
E)  None of the above 
A)  critical…..undesirable 
B)  automatic…..rapid 
C)  directed thinking…..desirable 
D)  System 1 thinking…..practical 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

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 12

When is fast thinking most likely to be good thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  When it is done by people in new situations, solving new problems they have not encountered before 
B)  When it is based on emotions 
C)  When done by an expert with thousands of hours of experience and thinking 
D)  When it saves us time 
E)  All of the above 
A)  When it is done by people in new situations, solving new problems they have not encountered before 
B)  When it is based on emotions 
C)  When done by an expert with thousands of hours of experience and thinking 
D)  When it saves us time 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

Accepted Answer

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 15

Satisficing means that

Accepted Answer

A)  most of the time, people make "good enough" decisions. 
B)  critical thinking is satisfying. 
C)  emotions interfere with reasoning. 
D)  schemata are only occasionally used. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  most of the time, people make "good enough" decisions. 
B)  critical thinking is satisfying. 
C)  emotions interfere with reasoning. 
D)  schemata are only occasionally used. 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 18

Critical thinking is defined most accurately as

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome. 
B)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that decrease the probability of a desirable outcome. 
C)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase memory capacity. 
D)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase positive social outcomes. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome. 
B)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that decrease the probability of a desirable outcome. 
C)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase memory capacity. 
D)  the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase positive social outcomes. 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The use of critical thinking skills does NOT guarantee that you will always have a desirable outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What a person does is called ; what a person is able to do is called .

Critical thinking is defined most accurately as

System 1 thinking is , while System 2 thinking is .

A critical thinking attitude

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

A critical thinking attitude includes questioning every statement and using critical thinking skills in every situation.

Research examining effects of critical thinking instruction

Critical thinking is described as

The goal of cognitive process instruction is

Critical thinking is called because it focuses on obtaining a/an outcome.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

When is fast thinking most likely to be good thinking?

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

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

Satisficing means that

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

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

Critical thinking is defined most accurately as

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

The use of critical thinking skills does NOT guarantee that you will always have a desirable outcome.

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

What a person does is called __________; what a person is able to do is called __________.

Critical thinking is defined most accurately as

System 1 thinking is __________, while System 2 thinking is __________.

A critical thinking attitude

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

A critical thinking attitude includes questioning every statement and using critical thinking skills in every situation.

Research examining effects of critical thinking instruction

Critical thinking is described as

The goal of cognitive process instruction is

Critical thinking is called __________ because it focuses on obtaining a/an __________ outcome.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

When is fast thinking most likely to be good thinking?

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

Which of the following statements is NOT true about thinking?

Satisficing means that

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

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

Critical thinking is defined most accurately as

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

The use of critical thinking skills does NOT guarantee that you will always have a desirable outcome.

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

Filters

What a person does is called ; what a person is able to do is called .

System 1 thinking is , while System 2 thinking is .

Critical thinking is called because it focuses on obtaining a/an outcome.