Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

What is critical thinking?

• is to think about something unconsciously, analyzing the circumstances and in order to arrive at the best solution for that.

• is to think about something consciously without analyzing the circumstances.

• is to think about something consciously, analyzing the circumstances and in order to arrive at the best solution for that.

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Problem solving is...

• creating a problem so that you can analyze it and then solve it.

• the act of defining a problem; determining the cause of the problem; identifying, prioritizing, and selecting alternatives for a solution.

• the act of defining a problem; determining the cause of the problem; and implementing the first solution we think of.

The skills related to critical thinking are analysis, communication, creativity, open mindness and problem solving.

• FALSE

• TRUE

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The difference between critical thinking and problem solving is that critical thinking requires an understanding of yourself, challenge your own presuppositions; and problem solving requires an understanding of the situation, you look an external event and figure out how to change it.

• FALSE

• TRUE

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The critical thinking is considered as a

• A theory

• A study of the human being capacities

• An animal characteristic

• The ability to think clearly and rationally

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The critical thinking could be used in:

• A Mathemaics class

• A debate

• An argument

• All of the above

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Memory study focuses on ...

• how the brain remembers the most important moments in the life of every human being.

• how our brain process conscious memory.

• how memories are acquired, stored, and retrieved.

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Attention ....

• is storing the information in the brain but it is not processed later.

• is the cognitive processing system selecting certain information for further processing.

• is a process in which we process a problem for possible solutions

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Generate alternative solutions means...

• generate many alternative solutions to the problem before final evaluation in order to have a better solution.

• generate possible solutions before finding the problem I want to solve.

• evaluating the solutions of others without considering my own.

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Define the problem is...

• Diagnose the situation so that your focus is on the problem, not just its symptoms.

• Diagnose the situation so that your attention is focused on the solutions

• Diagnose first the solutions to know which problem to solve.

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