WGU C168 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself. - Answer- Egocentrism Assumption that one own's social group is superior to all others. - Answer- Sociocentrism Thinking that is spontaneous and non-reflective thinking. Contains insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning. Indiscriminately combined. - Answer- First-order thinking First-order thinking that is consciously realized (analyzed, reassessed, reconstructed). - Answer- Second-order thinking Ignore flaws in own thinking. Often tries to win arguments through intellectually trickery or deceit. - Answer- Weak-sense critical thinking Strive to be ethical. Strive to emphasize with other viewpoints. Will entertain arguments they do not agree with. Change views when confronted with superior reasoning. Employ thinking reasonably rather than manipulatively. - Answer- Strong-sense critical thinking Commitment to discover the extent of your own ignorance on any issue. - Answer- Intellectual humility Confronting ideas, viewpoints, or beliefs with fairness, even when doing so is painful. - Answer- Intellectual courage Inhabiting perspectives of others in order to genuinely understand them. - Answer- Intellectual empathy Holding oneself to the same rigorous intellectual standards that one expects others to meet - Answer- Intellectual integrity Working one's way through intellectual complexities despite frustrations inherent in doing so - Answer- Intellectual perseverance Proceeds from the belief that both the individual's and society's interests are best served by unfettered reason - Answer- Confidence in reason Thinking of oneself while adhering to standards of rationality - Answer- Intellectual autonomy Thinking, feeling, and wanting - Answer- Three functions of the mind Ability to win an argument regardless of flaws in its reasoning - Answer- Soohistry