09 - WGU - C168 - Critical Thinking -
Module 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions - correct answer Analyzing, evaluating, and
improving
Critical thinking is characteristically - correct answer self-directed,
self-disciplined,
self-monitored,
self-corrective
Stereotype - correct answer A fixed or a oversimplified conception of a person, group, or idea
Egocentrism - correct answer the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself
Sociocentrism - correct answer assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all
others
First-order thinking (ordinary thinking) - correct answer Spontaneous and non-reflective, contains
insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning
Second-order thinking (critical thinking) - correct answer First-order thinking that is consciously realized
(i.e., analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed)
Weak sense critical thinkers - correct answer Ignore the flaws in their own thinking, Often seek to win an
argument through intellectual trickery or deceit.
Strong sense critical thinkers - correct answer Consistent pursuit of what is intellectually fair and just,
strive to be ethical
,Fair mindedness - correct answer The commitment to consider al relevant opinions equally without
regards to one's own sentiments or selfish interests.
Intellectual unfairness - correct answer Feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they
disagree fairly and accurately
Intelectual humility - correct answer Commitment to discovering the extent of one's own ignorance on
any issue
Intellectual arrogance - correct answer Overestimation of how much one knows
Intellectual Courage - correct answer Confronting ideas, viewpoints, or beliefs with fairness, even when
doing so is painful
Intellectual cowardice - correct answer Fear of ideas that do not conform to one's own
Intellectual Empathy - correct answer Inhabiting the perspectives of others in order to genuinely
understand them
Intellectual self-centeredness - correct answer Thinking centered on self
Intellectual Integrity - correct answer Holding oneself to the same rigorous intellectual standards that
one expects others to meet
Intellectual dishonesty - correct answer Marked by contradictions and inconsistencies of which the
perpetrator is unconscious
Intellectual Perseverance - correct answer Working one's way through intellectual complexities despite
frustrations inherent in doing so, Not giving up when confronted by complicated problems that don't
lend themselves to easy solutions
, Intellectual laziness - correct answer Giving up quickly when confronted with a tough intellectual
challenge
Confidence in Reason - correct answer Proceeds from the belief that both the individual's and society's
higher interests are best served by unfettered reason
Intellectual distrust of reason - correct answer Lack of confidence in reason, Inclines us to assert the
truth of our own beliefs, flawed though they might be
Intellectual Autonomy - correct answer Thinking for oneself while adhering to standards of rationality
Intellectual conformity - correct answer Intellectual dependence, Society rewards conformity of thought,
which perpetuates the status quo (political, economic, or intellectual), while providing scant incentive for
true intellectual autonomy
Tactics for the beginning critical thinker - correct answer Use "wasted" time,
Handle one problem per day,
Internalize intellectual standards,
Keep an intellectual journal,
Practice intellectual strategies,
Reshape your character,
Deal with your ego,
Redefine the way you see things,
Get in touch with your emotions,
Analyze group influences on your life.
Three Functions of the Mind - correct answer Thinking, Feeling, and Wanting
Elements of reasoning are also called - correct answer the parts of thinking or fundamental structures of
thought
