CRWT 111 Barriers to Critical Thinking Quiz

What is egocentrism?

• Seeing reality as centered on others

• Seeing reality as centered on objects

• Seeing reality as centered on oneself

• Seeing reality as centered on animals

What is a common form of egocentrism related to self-interest?

• Accepting and defending beliefs that oppose one's self-interest

• Accepting and defending beliefs that harm one's self-interest

• Accepting and defending beliefs that harmonize with one's self-interest

• Accepting and defending beliefs that are neutral to one's self-interest

What is self-serving bias in egocentrism?

• Underrating oneself

• Overrating oneself

• Ignoring oneself

• Comparing oneself

What is sociocentrism?

• Group-centered thinking

• Individual-centered thinking

• Object-centered thinking

• Animal-centered thinking

What is a common form of sociocentrism related to group bias?

• Seeing one's own group as inherently better than others

• Seeing no groups at all

• Seeing other groups as inherently better than one's own

• Seeing all groups as equal

What is conformism in sociocentrism?

• Tendency to follow the crowd

• Tendency to lead the crowd

• Tendency to ignore the crowd

• Tendency to oppose the crowd

What is an unwarranted assumption?

• Something taken for granted without good reason

• Something that is always false

• Something proven with conclusive evidence

• Something that is always true

What is a stereotype?

• A common type of unwarranted assumption

• A proven fact

• A universal truth

• A random guess

What is relativism?

• The view that truth is subjective

• The view that truth is objective

• The view that truth is absolute

• The view that truth is a matter of opinion

What is subjectivism in relativistic thinking?

• The view that truth is a matter of universal opinion

• The view that truth is a matter of group opinion

• The view that truth is a matter of societal opinion

• The view that truth is a matter of individual opinion