What is critical thinking? Correct Answer- An intellectual model for understanding issues and
forming reasonable and informed views on them.
Involves
... [Show More] analyzing, evaluating, and improving one's own thinking
Thinking about thinking in order to make thinking better
Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions Correct Answer- 1. Analyzing one's
own thinking- breaking it down into its component parts.
2. Evaluating one's own thinking- identifying its weaknesses while recognizing its strengths.
3. Improving one's own thinking- reconstructing it to make it better.
What are two barriers native to everyone? Correct Answer- egocentrism & sociocentrism
What is egocentrism? Correct Answer- The tendency to view everything in relationship to
oneself
An innate human trait
Rigidity of thought
What is sociocentrism? Correct Answer- The assumption that one's own social group is
inherently superior to all othersWhat is first-order thinking? Correct Answer- Ordinary Thinking
1. Spontaneous and non-reflective
2. Contains insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning
3. Indiscriminately combined
What is second-order thinking? Correct Answer- Critical Thinking
First-order thinking that is consciously realized (i.e., analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed)
What is weak-sense critical thinking? Correct Answer- Thinkers ignore the flaws in their own
thinking and often seek to win an argument through intellectual trickery and deceit
What is strong-sense critical thinking? Correct Answer- Thinkers strive to be ethical and
empathize with others' viewpoints. They will entertain arguments with which they do not agree
and change their views when confronted with superior reasoning
What are the defining traits of critical thinkers? Correct Answer- 1. Intellectual Humility
2. Intellectual Courage
3. intellectual Empathy
4. Intellectual Integrity
5. Intellectual Perseverance
6. Confidence in Reasoning
7. Intellectual Autonomy
Characterization of Intellectual Humility Correct Answer- Aware of the limitations of one's
viewpoint
Characterization of Intellectual Courage Correct Answer- Confronting ideas, viewpoints, or
beliefs with fairness, even when doing so is painfulCharacterization of Intellectual Empathy Correct Answer- Inhabiting the perspectives of others
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