Critical Thinking: A Student’s Introduction 6th edition by Gregory Bassham test bank
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When we use the word "critical" in reference to critical thinking, we mean "negative and fault-finding."
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False
Wishful thinking is the tendency to accept and defend beliefs that accord with one's own self-interest.
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False
Stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to all or virtually all members of the group, often
without regard to whether such attributions are accurate.
True
False
One common form of sociocentrism is group bias.
True
False
A person is guilty of practical inconsistency when he or she is hypocritical or fails to practice what he or she preaches.
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False
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College tends to emphasize higher-order thinking.
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According to Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, the availability heuristic describes the common tendency to make an estimate based on an initial
starting point and then fail to adjust sufficiently from that starting point.
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False
One form of egocentrism is the superiority bias.
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False
Precision is an important critical thinking standard.
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False
One important critical thinking disposition is intellectual humility.
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Egocentrism is group-centered thinking.
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False
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Group bias is a form of egocentrism.
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False
Conformism is the tendency to see one's culture or group as being better than others.
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False
Unwarranted assumptions are things we take for granted without good reason.
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False
Relativistic thinking is based on the idea that there is no objective or absolute truth because truth is simply a matter of opinion.
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False
Logical inconsistency involves saying or believing two or more things that cannot all be true.
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False
Logical correctness is a matter of drawing well-founded conclusions from a set of beliefs.
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False
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Thinking is "fair" when it is open-minded, impartial, and free of distorting biases and preconceptions.
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False
Clarity is the same thing as precision.
True
False
Relativism can lead to conflicting moral duties.
True
False
Self-interested thinking is the tendency to see one's own group (nation, tribe, sect, peer group, etc.) as being inherently better than others.
True
False
Superiority bias is the tendency to overrate oneself, which means to see oneself as better in some respect than one actually is.
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False
Egocentrism is the tendency to see reality as centered on oneself.
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False
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An assumption is something we take for granted, something we accept as true without any proof or conclusive evidence.
True
False
Subjectivism is the view that truth is a matter of social or cultural opinion.
True
False
Relativism rules out the idea of moral progress.
True
False
_____ is the general term given to a wide range of cognitive skills and intellectual dispositions needed to effectively identify, analyze, and evaluate
arguments and truth claims; to discover and overcome personal preconceptions and biases; to formulate and present convincing reasons in support of
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3.
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4.
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5.
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When we use the word "critical" in reference to critical thinking, we mean "negative and fault-finding."
True
False
Wishful thinking is the tendency to accept and defend beliefs that accord with one's own self-interest.
True
False
Stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to all or virtually all members of the group, often
without regard to whether such attributions are accurate.
True
False
One common form of sociocentrism is group bias.
True
False
A person is guilty of practical inconsistency when he or she is hypocritical or fails to practice what he or she preaches.
True
False
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7.
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8.
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9.
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10.
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11.
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College tends to emphasize higher-order thinking.
True
False
According to Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, the availability heuristic describes the common tendency to make an estimate based on an initial
starting point and then fail to adjust sufficiently from that starting point.
True
False
One form of egocentrism is the superiority bias.
True
False
Precision is an important critical thinking standard.
True
False
One important critical thinking disposition is intellectual humility.
True
False
Egocentrism is group-centered thinking.
True
False
12.
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13.
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14.
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15.
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16.
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17.
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Group bias is a form of egocentrism.
True
False
Conformism is the tendency to see one's culture or group as being better than others.
True
False
Unwarranted assumptions are things we take for granted without good reason.
True
False
Relativistic thinking is based on the idea that there is no objective or absolute truth because truth is simply a matter of opinion.
True
False
Logical inconsistency involves saying or believing two or more things that cannot all be true.
True
False
Logical correctness is a matter of drawing well-founded conclusions from a set of beliefs.
True
False
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19.
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20.
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21.
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22.
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23.
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Thinking is "fair" when it is open-minded, impartial, and free of distorting biases and preconceptions.
True
False
Clarity is the same thing as precision.
True
False
Relativism can lead to conflicting moral duties.
True
False
Self-interested thinking is the tendency to see one's own group (nation, tribe, sect, peer group, etc.) as being inherently better than others.
True
False
Superiority bias is the tendency to overrate oneself, which means to see oneself as better in some respect than one actually is.
True
False
Egocentrism is the tendency to see reality as centered on oneself.
True
False
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25.
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26.
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27.
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28.
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An assumption is something we take for granted, something we accept as true without any proof or conclusive evidence.
True
False
Subjectivism is the view that truth is a matter of social or cultural opinion.
True
False
Relativism rules out the idea of moral progress.
True
False
_____ is the general term given to a wide range of cognitive skills and intellectual dispositions needed to effectively identify, analyze, and evaluate
arguments and truth claims; to discover and overcome personal preconceptions and biases; to formulate and present convincing reasons in support of