Question 1

An advantage of a skills approach to critical thinking is that it allows a large body of material to be considered in smaller and more manageable units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

An advantage of a skills approach to critical thinking is that it allows a large body of material to be considered in smaller and more manageable units.

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

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

An advantage of a skills approach to critical thinking is that it allows a large body of material to be considered in smaller and more manageable units.

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

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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