WGU C168 Critical Thinking objective assessment Module 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. Latest Updated : A+ Score Guide

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Critical thinking comprises three interlinking dimensions (Ans - Analyzing, evaluating, and improving Critical thinking is characteristically (Ans - self-directed, self-disciplined, self-moni... tored, 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) 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 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 [Show More]

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