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WorksheetsCritical Thinking
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 23mins
Barriers to critical thinking include _________, sociocentrism, conformism, ___________, subjectivism and wishful thinking.
A. Egocentrism, unwarrented assumptions
B. Objectivism, positive thinking
C. Egocentrism, objectivism
D. Positive thinking, unexamined assumptions
What is critical thinking?
understanding the why and how behind the details
unpaid volunteer service that is embedded in courses across the curriculum
the ability to think for yourself and to reliably make decisions that affect your life
the ability to recognize, understand, use, and manage moods, feelings, and attitudes
A woman reads a book for her book club and really enjoys it. When she attends her book club meeting, the other members all disliked the book. Rather than go against the group opinion, she simply agrees with the others that the book was terrible.
Group bias
Conformism
Cultural relativism
Wishful thinking
A student gets a good grade on a test and tells herself that she studied hard or is good at the material. She gets a bad grade on another test and says the teacher doesn’t like her or the test was unfair.
self-serving bias
wishful thinking
self-interested thinking
conformism
Athletes win a game and attribute their win to hard work and practice. When they lose the following week, they blame the loss on bad calls by the referees.
conformism
self-serving bias
unwarranted assumption
stereotyping
This is one of barriers to critical thinking. It is _______________
unwarranted assumption
egocentrism
wishful thinking
subjectivism
They are all have ______________kind of thinking.
wishful
conformity
sociocentric
stereotype
They are all commit _________________ in their thinking.
free assumption
stereotype
group bias
self-serving bias
No one in Collin’s circle of friends likes rap music. They all say that it sounds like noise; it has no melody and it takes no talent to produce, they claim. Personally, Collin tends to like rap, and he thinks that a lot of skill and knowledge would have to go into producing something that complex. But if everyone else hates it, he reasons that he is probably wrong, so he eventually convinces himself to hate rap too.
Conformity
Relativism
Wishful thinking
Confirmation Bias
Jeannette has an upcoming exam in anatomy and physiology. It will cover the four chapters read and discussed over the last month. Jeannette hasn’t studied. Though there are well over 200 terms she will be expected to remember, Jeannette knows that her memory is great. She will remember the terms just from having heard them mentioned in class. After all, because of her excellent memory, she got through high school without studying. Despite her faith in her memory, her lack of studying results in an F on the exam.
Relativism
Subjectivism
Wishful Thinking
Conformation bias
Marcy's American Lit teacher gives a quiz every Monday on the 50 pages of reading he assigns on Fridays. His quizzes are becoming harder as the semester progresses, and Marcy hasn't been doing very well on them. What can she do to troubleshoot the problem and hopefully get better grades on the quizzes?
plan to get to class early on Monday to skim the pages
look for a new outfit to wear on Monday so she'll be relaxed
set aside time on Sunday to read and review the new material
spend an hour on Saturday looking over what she missed on past quizzes
You are trying to decide what kind of car to buy. You make a chart to compare a two- seater sports car, a two-door sedan, and a minivan in three categories. Which would NOT be a suitable category?
price
gas mileage
tire pressure
storage capacity
Which scenario best represents a situation that has been decided by emotion alone?
Sue hates the winter, so even though she can't afford it, she takes a vacation to the Bahamas.
The school shuts down after a bomb threat.
Third-quarter earnings for Marie's company were much higher than predicted.
Alexis needs a new mixer, so she watches the newspaper ads and buys one whenit goes on sale.
You read a story in the newspaper about salary negotiations with public transportation workers. The workers are threatening to go on strike tomorrow if their demands for higher wages and better benefits are not met. What can you infer from this news story?
Health insurance premiums are very expensive.
The cost of gas will make ticket prices increase in the next few weeks.
People who ride the bus should look for possible alternative transportation.
Employers never like to meet salary demands.
When making a decision, what is the main purpose of gathering facts and information?
To make sure your assumptions are illogical
To weigh out various options or choices
To ignore the implications of your choices
To explore your own perspective and point of view
Considering the implications of a decision means:
Examining its potential outcomes and effects
Asking questions to determine your goal
Gathering information to weigh out options
Determining whether information is logical
How can critical thinking improve your chances of making better choices?
Critical thinking helps you pick the correct and best choice for all situations
Critical thinking helps you explore only your own perspective and no others
Critical thinking helps you examine information and make unreasonable choices
Critical thinking provides you the tools to sift through complex information logically
Critical thinking does NOT involve
Objectivity
Negativity
Open-mindedness
Skepticism
What is the term for: the psychological predisposition to listen to information that agrees with one's beliefs and values and to ignore or distort information that disagrees with them
Avoidable barriers
Listening bias
Correcting bias
Self-serving bias
