Week 1 Exam Practice Set

MAKE SURE TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR NOTES TO FIND REASONS AS TO WHY IT’S THE RIGHT ANSWER!! That will help in order to have the information stick! :)

While Shirley is watching the news, she relates new knowledge to previously understood concepts, synthesizes information from a variety of sources, determines credibility of sources, and is able to recognize manipulation. Shirley can be described as a(n) _______. \n perceptive individual \n observant learner \n $critical thinker$ \n a woman

Which of the following are attributes of a critical thinker? \n Willing to self correct and admit error \n Gets into the habit of planning \n Seek consensus & maintain awareness of social realities \n $All of the above$

What aspects of a problem make critical thinking less domain specific? \n Baseline \n $Structural$ \n Foundational \n None of the above

What is metacognition? \n $Our knowledge about our memory and thought processes and using this knowledge to direct further learning activities$ \n The larger part of our cognitive \n The macro level research of cognition \n An insurance company

Which is not a way to help improve critical thinking skills? \n Knowing when you've maximized critical thinking techniques \n More efficiently recognizing patterns and situations that require critical thinking \n $Knowing to only listen to the first source of information you receive$ \n Actively noticing persuasive techniques and biases

What is the difference between intuition and critical thinking? \n $Intuition can be hard to ignore and can be helpful when making quick decisions, while critical thinking involves evaluating risks, judging credibility, and calculating probability$ \n Intuition weighs evidence and seeks knowledge while critical thinking depends on setting and amount of accurate feedback \n Critical thinking can easily lead to distortions while intuition is effortful and deliberate \n Critical thinking can be difficult to ignore and intuition involved seeking knowledge

Which of the following are elements of critical thinking? \n Evaluating risk \n Judging credibility \n Weighing evidence \n $All of the above are elements of critical thinking$

What is the name of people who make "good enough" decisions? \n $Satisficer$ \n Good enough decision maker \n Sufficienter \n "Does the trick" or treater

88% of the American drivers rate themselves as being above average drivers. The cognitive bias of overestimating one's own abilities is known as ______. \n rationalization \n $the Dunning Kruger Effect$ \n narcissistic \n confirmation bias

System 1 is thinking _____ and system 2 is ______. \n automatic; effortful and deliberate \n faster; slower \n better ; worse \n $a and b$

Based on the Bounded Rationality video, loss aversion is when people take the safer option to avoid losing. An example of this is______. \n when the pain of buying a 5 cent bag is greater than the benefit of receiving 5 cents per bag \n when employees had higher performance when they were working towards keeping their raise than earning it \n choosing to take $50 instead of taking a chance at winning $100 \n $all of the above$

True or false: System 1 thinking should always be avoided, if possible. \n $True$ \n False

Which of the following is least consistent with being a critical thinker? \n Willingness to self-correct and admit error \n Deliberately looking for information that counters the chosen conclusion \n $Inflexibility and resistance to learning new perspectives$ \n Trying new solutions rather than sticking with those that have worked previously

True or false: The Ultimatum Game is closely related to the field of health psychology. \n True \n $False$

Which of the following most accurately describes metacognitive monitoring? \n Zoe has a positive attitude about critical thinking \n Roger is persistent in his efforts to solve problems \n $Annie knows she learns best when listening and reading at the same time$ \n Jack uses system 1 thinking when learning to play chess

Which of the following is least consistent with metacognitive monitoring? \n Knowing how much effort to put into a given task \n Deciding to watch videos with captions because it supports your learning \n Being able to tell someone what you're thinking at any given moment \n $Engaging in system 1 thinking when faced with a novel problem$

Transfer of training is best defined as the ______. \n $ability to use critical thinking skills in a wide variety of contexts$ \n decision to engage in system 2 thinking when needed \n knowledge about how we think and learn in a given environment \n habit of planning that underlies critical thinking skills

Brainstorming is an example of ______. \n an approach to system 1 thinking \n bounded rationality at work \n $a strategy with good transfer of training$ \n metacognitive monitoring through mindfulness

The Ultimatum Game demonstrates that people ______. \n have trouble managing finances and budgets \n do not like playing games \n are often generous and altruistic \n $are not always able to be rational$

Which of the following statements is inaccurate about system 2 thinking? \n System 2 thinking often involves seeking out additional information \n $System 2 thinking is most useful once you're an expert in the field$ \n System 2 thinking can be helpful when we need to make an important decision \n System 2 thinking is akin to critical thinking