Critical Thinking Quiz

What is critical thinking?

• A process of randomly selecting an answer

• A method of making quick decisions without much thought

• A way of approaching a question that allows us to carefully deconstruct a situation

• A technique of blindly following others' opinions

What is the first step in the five-step process of critical thinking?

• Formulate your question

• Consider the implications

• Apply the information

• Gather your information

What is the second step in the five-step process of critical thinking?

• Consider the implications

• Formulate your question

• Apply the information

• Gather your information

What is the third step in the five-step process of critical thinking?

• Gather your information

• Apply the information

• Formulate your question

• Consider the implications

What is an example of a small and unimportant decision?

• Deciding which college to attend

• Deciding whether to invest in an email scheme

• Deciding whether to try the latest diet craze

• Deciding which politician to vote for

What is an example of a decision with a larger impact on our lives?

• Deciding which movie to watch

• Deciding which politician to vote for

• Deciding whether to try the latest diet craze

• Deciding whether to invest in an email scheme

What is the purpose of gathering information in critical thinking?

• To avoid making any decision at all

• To make the decision-making process more complicated

• To weigh different options and move closer to a decision that meets your goal

• To confuse the decision-making process

What is the purpose of applying the information in critical thinking?

• To make the decision-making process more complicated

• To weigh different options and move closer to a decision that meets your goal

• To avoid making any decision at all

• To confuse the decision-making process

What is the purpose of considering the implications in critical thinking?

• To avoid making any decision at all

• To ignore the potential consequences of a decision

• To explore the long-term effects and unintended consequences of a decision

• To only focus on short-term effects