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Thinking and Intelligence

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

1. Errors in thinking does NOT include

a)

A. Fallacious

b)

B. Superstitious

c)

C. Mental representations of knowledge

d)

D. Wishful Thinking

2.

What is the specialization of the right brain?

a)

A. It zooms in on specifics

b)

B. Superior at math

c)

C. Good at recognizing faces

d)

D. Superior in rhythm

3.

What are the 6 thinking styles?

a)

A. Reflective, associative, creative, critical, abstract and concrete

b)

B. Associative, operational, critical, abstract and concrete and creative

c)

C. Analytical, critical, creative, reflective, concrete and associative

d)

D. Critical, abstract, creative, operational, concrete and analytical

4.

According to Edward de Bono, there are 6 thinking hats that represent different thinking methods. What is the representation of the blue hat?

a)

A. Careful and cautious, the “judgement hat”

b)

B. Neutral and objective, concerned with data, facts and figures

c)

C. The intuitive view, hunches, “gut” and feeling

d)

D. The organizing hat, controls the use of the other hats

5.

A creative thinker is_______________

a)

A. Sceptical, open minded, value fair-mindedness, respect evidence and reasoning, respect clarity and precision, look at different point of view, and will change positions when reasons lead them to do so

b)

B. Sceptical, value fair-mindedness, respect evidence and reasoning, respect clarity and precision, superstitious, look at different point of view, and will change positions when reasons lead them to do so

c)

C. Sceptical, open minded, value fair-mindedness, respect evidence and reasoning, respect clarity and precision, look at different point of view, and bias

d)

D. Sceptical, open minded, cautious, respect evidence and reasoning, respect clarity and precision, look at different point of view, and will change positions when reasons lead them to do so

6.

The ______________ technique involves viewing a negative from different angles and turning it into a positive.

a)

A. Vertical thinking

b)

B. Positive thinking

c)

C. Lateral thinking

d)

D. Brainstorming

7.

Barriers to critical thinking include _________, ethnocentrism, conformism, ___________, relativism vs objectivism and intimidation by authority.

a)

A. Egocentrism, unexamined assumptions

b)

B. Objectivism, positive thinking

c)

C. Egocentrism, objectivism

d)

D. Positive thinking, unexamined assumptions

8.

Based on Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, what does the child experienced during the preoperational stage?

a)

A. Object permanence

b)

B. Separate beings cause and effect

c)

C. Knows the world through movements and sensations

d)

D. Egocentric

9.

What is a characteristic of creative thinking?

a)

A. Convergent

b)

B. Lateral

c)

C. Judgemental

d)

D. Logical

10.

What is deductive conclusion?

a)

A. Obtained by comparing with specific opinions that already exist

b)

B. The decisions taken from specific to general

c)

C. The decisions drawn from the general to the specific

d)

D. May also be referred to as qualified conclusion