Deck 1: Thinking

Question 1

In the method for making decisions, the text lists five steps.The last step is

A)to select the choice that seems best to meet the needs of the situation.
B)to implement a plan of action, monitor and adjust.
C)to gather all the relevant information and evaluate the pros and cons of each possible choice.
D)to create a schedule of implementation.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Once the process of identifying and ranking your goals is complete, you should

A)explicitly define the important ones.
B)rearrange them.
C)summarize what you've done.
D)focus on devising effective plans and strategies to achieve them.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

One of the more effective methods of achieving short term goals is to

A)identify the short-term goals.
B)rank the goals in order of importance.
C)select the most important goal(s) to focus on.
D)all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When we restate a judgment in a more accurate or constructive way, we

A)question our creativity.
B)translate reality inaccurately.
C)help eliminate our voice of criticism.
D)wonder what went wrong.

Question 5

According to Dean Simonton, there is a strong correlation between creativity and IQ.

Question 6

Our VOC refers to our .

A)value of creativity
B)varying of choice
C)voice of criticism
D)very ordinary choices

Question 7

Langer refers to a life in which we use our affective, responsive, and perceptive faculties as _.

A)creative
B)mindful
C)mindless
D)intuitive

Question 8

Research suggests that people typically achieve their highest creative point .

A)at birth
B)as young children
C)as adolescents
D)in midlife

Question 9

Long-term goals are fairly simple to identify.

Question 10

A step in cultivating your creative garden is .

A)absorb yourself in the task
B)allow time for ideas to incubate
C)seize on the ideas when they emerge and follow them through
D)all of these

Question 11

To eliminate the negative voice of criticism within ourselves we must become aware of it, restate the judgments in a more accurate constructive way, get tough with the voice of criticism, use other people for positive confirmation and .

A)create positive voices and visualizations
B)deny your inner negative judgments
C)disregard the assessments of others
D)reexamine our motives

Question 12

Creativity involves going beyond the information given to create or reveal something new.

Question 13

We are able to think critically because of our natural human ability to "reflect." To reflect means to

A)look at ourselves in a mirror.
B)think back on what we are thinking, doing, or feeling.
C)go through our thought processes.
D)criticize our decisions.

Question 14

Each chapter of Thinking Critically includes a feature that challenges you to apply new thinking strategies to pairs of images that provoke the viewer into finding connections, confronting beliefs, and questioning evidence.This feature is called _.

A)"Image Pairs"
B)"Thinking Critically About Visuals"
C)"Changing Beliefs"
D)"Viewer Connections"

Question 15

A common thinking error in seeking our goals is:

A)explicitly identifying important goals.
B)failure to compile a mental summary sheet.
C)concentrating on less important goals first, leaving insufficient time to work on more important ones.
D)planning the steps in our schedule.

Question 16

The Greek philosopher Socrates told the citizens of Athens "the unexamined life is not worth living."

Question 17

Research reveals high achieving people are able to envision a detailed picture of their future with goals and aspirations clearly inscribed and low achievers live in the present and the past.

Question 18

When we fail to achieve our short-term goals, it is because we

A)skip one or more of the steps in the process.
B)consult with others.
C)look at long-term goals as short-term goals.
D)all of the above.

Question 19

Routinized conformity and passive learning are what Langer calls .

A)reflexive behavior
B)categorization
C)mindlessness
D)compulsivity

Question 20

In step 5 of the Method for Making Decisions, the author says to implement a plan of action, monitor the results, and stick to the plan to the end.

Question 21

The biggest threat to our creativity lies within ourselves in the form of the negative "Voice of Criticism." This VOC can undermine your confidence in every area of your life.Where does the VOC originate? How and why do we develop a VOC?

Question 22

The impulse to "go beyond" to a new idea is not the preserve of genius, according to David Henry
Feldman; transforming our inner and outer world is the .

Question 23

Goals play extremely important functions in your life by organizing your thinking and giving your
life order and direction.Do you agree with this statement? In your own words, explain how goals can organize your thinking and give your life order and direction.

Question 24

When the mind exercises its creative muscle, it also generates a sense of pleasure.

Question 25

An important part of becoming an educated thinker is learning to make
.

Question 26

According to the author of the textbook, examining critical thinking and creative thinking is a rich and complex enterprise.These two dimensions of the thinking process are so tightly interwoven that both must be addressed together in order to understand them individually.In your own words, explain what the author means by this statement.Why do you think this statement might be true? What evidence do you have that this is true?

Question 27

A prevalent myth about creativity is that it is restricted to those who are "geniuses"; that is, people with inordinately high IQs.What does David Simonton think of this concept? Do you agree with Professor Simonton? Why or why not?

Question 28

"Almost invariably, when the mind exercises its creative muscle, it also generates a sense of pleasure." Do you think this statement is correct? Explain why you think it is or isn't correct.What evidence do you have to support your explanation?

Question 29

The intuitive understanding that a single thing is, or could be, many things according to how you look at it is at the heart of the attitude Langer calls .

Question 30

You do not need to develop and make full use of your thinking potential in order to create a richly fulfilling life.

Question 31

Achieving the goal of becoming an educated thinker involves two core processes, thinking critically and _.

Question 32

As a critical thinker, you must pay attention to the ways in which images can
your beliefs and goals.

Question 33

When we are , we avoid rigid, reflexive behavior in favor of a more improvisational and intuitive response to life.

Question 34

For much of the twentieth century, Rollo May writes, researchers perceived creativity as unscientific.

Question 35

Creative thinking teaches us that there are many different ways of experiencing and communicating information.

Question 36

One myth about creativity is that it is restricted to those who are .

Question 37

Using our thinking process to develop ideas that are unique, useful and worthy of further elaboration is _.

Question 38

Living your life creatively means bringing your unique to all dimensions of your life.

Question 39

As you grow and mature your goals .