Exam 5: Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking: Solving Problems and Making Decisions

Letting your mind free-associate to come up with different ideas or answers is referred to as __________________.

The word _______________ is derived from the Greek word krinein,which means to separate in order to choose or select.

Statements of opinion include all of the following EXCEPT

Statements of fact include all of the following EXCEPT

______________ thinking-also called "common sense" or "street smarts"-refers to how you adapt to your environment,or shape or change your environment to adapt to you,in order to pursue important goals.

_________________ means deciding whether an idea or a piece of information is good or bad,important or unimportant,right or wrong.

______________ intelligence has a significant effect on your ability to communicate and maneuver in a social environment in a way that helps you achieve your goals.

Asking "what if" questions helps set up ___________________ environments in which new ideas can grow.

Information that leans in a particular direction or has been influenced by a point of view is

____________________________ generally requires a focus on coming up with possible solutions and aims to remove or counteract negative effects.

______________ is a comparison based on a resemblance of things otherwise unlike.

Gathering information requires a careful analysis of all the following except

An example of an absolute qualifier would be

_____________________ are judgments,generalizations,or biases influenced by experience and values.

In _________________________,the choices are often determined and you are trying to fulfill a need.

_____________ _____________is the kind of intelligence used to achieve important goals.

Thinking is what happens when you ask _______________ and move toward the answers.

_________________ problems are often not so clear,related closely to your life and needs,and answerable in more than one way.

_______________ thinking is generating new ideas that often go against conventional wisdom and may bring about change.

To develop the best solutions and decisions,successful thinkers need ______________,_______________,and _______________ thinking skills.