WGU C168 Critical Thinking objective assessment Module 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions (Ans - Analyzing, evaluating, and improving
Critical thinking is characteristically (Ans
- self-directed,
self-disciplined, self-monitored, self-corrective
Stereotype (Ans - A fixed or a oversimplified conception of a person, group, or idea
Egocentrism (Ans - the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself
Sociocentrism (Ans - assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others
First-order thinking (ordinary thinking) (Ans - Spontaneous and non-reflective, contains insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning
Second-order thinking (critical thinking) (Ans - First-order thinking that is consciously realized (i.e., analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed)
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Weak sense critical thinkers (Ans - Ignore the flaws in their own thinking, Often seek to win an argument through intellectual trickery or deceit.
Strong sense critical thinkers (Ans - Consistent pursuit of what is intellectually fair and just, strive to be ethical
Fair mindedness (Ans - The commitment to consider al relevant opinions equally without regards to one's own sentiments or selfish interests.
Intellectual unfairness (Ans - Feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they disagree fairly and accurately
Intelectual humility (Ans - Commitment to discovering the extent of one's own ignorance on any issue
Intellectual arrogance (Ans - Overestimation of how much one knows
Intellectual Courage (Ans - Confronting ideas, viewpoints, or beliefs with fairness, even when doing so is painful
Intellectual cowardice (Ans - Fear of ideas that do not conform to one's own
Intellectual Empathy (Ans - Inhabiting the perspectives of others in order to genuinely understand them
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Intellectual self-centeredness (Ans - Thinking centered on self
Intellectual Integrity (Ans - Holding oneself to the same rigorous intellectual standards that one expects others to meet
Intellectual dishonesty (Ans - Marked by contradictions and inconsistencies of which the perpetrator is unconscious
Intellectual Perseverance (Ans - 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 (Ans - Giving up quickly when confronted with a tough intellectual challenge
Confidence in Reason (Ans - Proceeds from the belief that both the individual's and society's higher interests are best served by unfettered reason
Intellectual distrust of reason (Ans - Lack of confidence in reason, Inclines us to assert the truth of our own beliefs, flawed though they might be
Intellectual Autonomy (Ans - Thinking for oneself while adhering to standards of rationality
Intellectual conformity (Ans - Intellectual dependence, Society rewards conformity of thought, which perpetuates the status quo (political, economic, or intellectual), while providing scant incentive for true intellectual autonomy
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