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1. |
The thinking that is seen as a first instinct reaction is: |
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A) |
Reflective thinking. |
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B) |
Intuitive thinking. |
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C) |
Critical thinking. |
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D) |
Cognitive thinking. |
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2. |
Reflective thinking is always seen as the most effective form of analysis: |
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A) |
True |
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B) |
False |
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3. |
What test form is used to measure reflective and intuitive cognitive thinking styles? |
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A) |
Rorschach inkblot test. |
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B) |
Myers-Briggs. |
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C) |
Cognitive Reflection Test. |
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D) |
Any Dr. Paul test. |
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4. |
What type of thinking involves questioning one's first instincts and considering other possibilities? |
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A) |
Intuitive thinking. |
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B) |
Reflective thinking. |
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C) |
Pseudoscientific thinking. |
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D) |
Critical thinking. |
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5. |
According to the textbook what is the best arena to practice critical thinking in? |
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A) |
Politics. |
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B) |
Religion. |
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C) |
Journalism. |
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D) |
Pseudoscience. |
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6. |
What is NOT a challenge to be mastered by the open-minded critical thinker? |
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A) |
Admit you may be mistaken. |
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B) |
Question fearlessly and honestly. |
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C) |
Disregard opposing views. |
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D) |
Have the courage to pause and reflect. |
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7. |
Critical thinking is the process of: |
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A) |
Evaluating a claim about objective reality and identifying support. |
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B) |
Considering alternative hypotheses. |
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C) |
Using previous knowledge to evaluate a claim about subjective reality. |
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D) |
All of the above. |
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E) |
All of the above except (c). |
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8. |
Critical thinking involves stating and testing reality claims against different kinds of support. What types of support does critical thinking test against? |
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A) |
People, groups, or institutions. |
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B) |
Use of the tools of logic and clear language. |
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C) |
Science. |
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D) |
All of the above. |
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E) |
Only (b) and (c). |
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9. |
A mistaken conclusion that a paranormal claim is factual may be the result of: |
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A) |
Oddities in nature and the world of statistics. |
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B) |
Perceptual error or trickery. |
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C) |
The Placebo effect. |
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D) |
All of the above. |
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10. |
Reflective thinkers: |
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A) |
automatically go with their first instinct. |
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B) |
question their first instincts, but still go with their first instinct. |
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C) |
question their first instincts, and consider other possibilities. |
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D) |
automatically go with their first instinct, and never regret it later. |
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11. |
What did the author say was the most important Challenge to Open Minded Critical Thinkers? |
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A) |
Having the courage to pause and reflect. |
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B) |
Admitting they might be totally mistaken. |
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C) |
Questioning fearlessly and honestly. |
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D) |
Recognizing that there may be more to the world than meets the eye, that things may be different than they wish. |
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12. |
How did the author define critical thinking? |
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A) |
Evaluating a claim about objective reality and identifying support. |
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B) |
Questioning everything. |
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C) |
Considering alternative hypothesis. |
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D) |
Both (a) and (c). |
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13. |
What does the Cognitive Reflection Test measure? |
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A) |
Whether a person has critical thinking ability. |
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B) |
Intuitive thinking. |
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C) |
Reflective thinking. |
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D) |
Both (b) and (c). |
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14. |
Critical thinking involves stating and testing reality claims against all of the following types of support EXCEPT: |
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A) |
Appropriate sources, such as other people, groups, or institutions. |
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B) |
Correct use of the tools of logic and clear language. |
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C) |
Science. |
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D) |
Religion. |
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15. |
Deciding on an answer based on your "gut feeling" is characteristic of what type of thinking? |
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A) |
Critical thinking. |
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B) |
Intuitive thinking. |
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C) |
Analytic thinking. |
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D) |
Reflective thinking. |
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16. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the challenge for open-minded critical thinkers? |
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A) |
Settling for the first answer that comes to mind. |
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B) |
Having the courage to pause and reflect. |
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C) |
Questioning fearlessly and honestly. |
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D) |
Recognizing that there is more to the world than meets the eye. |
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E) |
Admitting they might be totally mistaken. |
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17. |
Reflective thinking is: |
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A) |
Automatically going with one's first instinct. |
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B) |
That one song Mulan sings in the mirror. |
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C) |
Questioning one's first instinct and considering other possibilities. |
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D) |
Looking in the mirror while contemplating the nature of reality. |
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18. |
"Thinking that masquerades as critical thinking, pretends to identify support, and fails to openly question personal experience and intuition" is: |
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A) |
Pseudoscientific thinking. |
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B) |
Humanistic thinking. |
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C) |
Intuitive thinking. |
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D) |
Scientific thinking. |
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19. |
Critical thinking is: |
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A) |
spiritual guidance. |
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B) |
instinct. |
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C) |
reality checking. |
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D) |
guessing. |
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20. |
All of the following are alternative hypotheses to paranormal claims except: |
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A) |
oddities in nature. |
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B) |
placebo effects. |
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C) |
memory errors. |
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D) |
instincts. |
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21. |
What behavior identifies an intuitive thinker rather than a reflective thinker? |
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An intuitive thinker accepts what immediately seems to be true. |
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B) |
An intuitive thinker considers other possibilities after having a first thought. |
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C) |
An intuitive thinker denies the first thought and accepts its exact opposite. |
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D) |
An intuitive thinker likes the first thought that seems to be true but accepts following thoughts after consideration. |
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22. |
What is the intuitive thinking style? |
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A) |
Where you question your instinct and consider other possibilities. |
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B) |
Where you trust your first instinct. |
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C) |
Where you most likely apply emotionally appealing and tempting paranormal explanations to an apparently paranormal event. |
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D) |
Both (b) and (c). |
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23. |
Thinking that masquerades as critical thinking, pretends to identify support, and fails to openly question personal experience and intuition is ________ thinking. |
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A) |
non-intuitive |
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B) |
pseudoscientific |
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C) |
reflective |
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D) |
sub-personal |
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24. |
What type of thinking style is more likely to pair a tempting paranormal explanation and an emotionally apealing sensation together? |
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A) |
Reflective. |
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B) |
Cognitive. |
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C) |
Intuitive. |
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D) |
Synthetic. |
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25. |
Intuitive thinkers: |
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A) |
are more likely to apply paranormal explanations. |
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B) |
are more likely to use critical thinking. |
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are usually more accurate than reflective thinkers. |
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D) |
usually look for complete, scientifically sound explanations. |
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26. |
Which of these is NOT a good arena for critical thinking? |
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A) |
Science. |
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B) |
Politics. |
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C) |
Journalism. |
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D) |
All of these are good arenas for critical thinking. |
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27. |
Which of the following is not one of the 4 challenges of the Open Minded Critical Thinker? |
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Question fearless and honestly |
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B) |
Admit you might be totally mistaken |
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C) |
Have courage to pause and reflect |
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D) |
Recognize that there may be more to the world than meets the eye, that things may be different than you wish. |
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E) |
Take chances to investigate when possible |
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28. |
To questions one's first instincts and leave possibilities for alternative explanations is to engage in a ________ thinking style. |
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A) |
reflective |
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B) |
intuitive |
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C) |
false |
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D) |
true |