ATI Critical Thinking Exam Questions with Complete Solutions All Correct

ATI Critical Thinking Exam Questions with Complete Solutions All Correct What is critical thinking? - ANSWER Thinking systematically about one's thinking in order to improve it Three interrelated dimensions: analyze - ANSWER See it as something constructed out of parts Three interrelated dimensions: evaluate - ANSWER identify weaknesses and recognize strengths Three interrelated dimensions: improve - ANSWER overcome the natural tendency of the mind to be rigid (and to want to validate current thoughts rather than improving them) Discover confidence in reason - ANSWER Pursue important ideas, create connections, ask intellectual questions. Don't allow other people to define your intelligence. Perseverance and commitment. Weak sense critical thinking - ANSWER Self-centeredness (egocentric). Use of CT to defend one's current beliefs. Makes no efforts to consider other viewpoints counter to one's own viewpoint. Sophist: - ANSWER Wins arguments regardless of relevant viewpoints. Hides or distorts evidence in pursuit of an unjustifiable goal. (a good critical thinker, but a weak-sense critical thinker) Strong sense critical thinking - ANSWER Commitment to evaluating all beliefs, especially one's own. Pursue what is fair and just and empathize with other viewpoints. Fallacy - ANSWER Mistake in reasoning Stage 1 - ANSWER Unreflective critical thinker: problems are caused by poor thinking. Don't questions our decisions, self-centered Stage 2 - ANSWER Challenged thinker. We notice our bad thinking habits and become aware of how our thinking has shaped our lives. Stage 3 - ANSWER The beginning thinker. Developing willpower, recognizing addiction to porn thinking, analyze, question, and identify Critical thinking tactics - ANSWER Use wasted time, handle a problem a day, internalize intellectual standards (focus), keep an intellectual journal (emotional significance), practice intellectual strategies, reshape your character (one trait at a time), deal with your ego, redefine the way you see things (mistakes versus opportunities), get in touch with your emotions (negative thinking), analyze group influences on your life Three basic functions of the mind - ANSWER Thinking (create meaning, make sense of event), feeling (evaluate those meanings, positive and negative), wanting (allocate energy into action) Dogmatic absolutism - ANSWER Non-intellectual faith (A thinking trap that frees us of any actual responsibility) Second order thinking - ANSWER Another term for critical thinking Critical thinking values ______ of thought over _____ of thought - ANSWER Critical thinking values depth of thought over speed of thought Fair-mindedness - ANSWER Bringing an unbiased perspective to all relevant viewpoints Intellectual humility - ANSWER Develop knowledge of the extent of my ignorance. Being aware of my biases and prejudices and the limitations of my viewpoint Intellectual humility (opposite of) - ANSWER Intellectual arrogance: thinking we know more than we actually do. No insight of my own self deception or the limitations of my point of view How does intellectual humility relate to fair-mindedness? - ANSWER Knowledge of our ignorance can improve our thinking and recognize prejudices, false beliefs, and habits of mind that lead to flawed learning Intellectual courage - ANSWER Facing and fairly addressing ideas, beliefs, or viewpoints even when it is painful. Intellectual courage (opposite of) - ANSWER Intellectual cowardice: the fear of ideas that do not conform to my own. Afraid to give serious consideration to ideas or viewpoints that I think are dangerous. We have a linked our beliefs to our identity. How does intellectual courage relate to fair-mindedness? - ANSWER When we disconnect our beliefs from identity, we become intellectually courageous and follow evidence and reason wherever they lead. This makes us more fair-minded.