Exam 7: Creative and Critical Thinking in the Small Group

A tobacco company has issued a press release suggesting the effects of secondhand smoking are not as detrimental as previously suggested by healthcare professionals. A group should be sure to do which of the following in evaluating this information?

Two principal components are required for critical thinking: evidence and logical _____.

The most important "technique" to help groups do a good job of critical thinking is

A committee member reads that 20 percent of college students default on government-guaranteed loans, then concludes that "college students are irresponsible." This illustrates which error in reasoning?

One group characteristic that promotes creative thinking is that members think the same, possess the same skills, and share similar approaches.

_____, or jumping to premature conclusions, is a behavior counterproductive to critical thinking.

Group creativity involves _____ and _____ thinking, each requiring slightly different communication behaviors to succeed.

For a group to be creative, both individual and group creativity are needed.

When critical thinkers gather information and ideas, the first step they take is to

One significant way members can test the adequacy and quality of information, reasoning, and sources is by asking each other _____ questions.

A creative group technique that stimulates thinking using metaphors and looking for similarities in different things is called