Question 1

According to Benjamin Bloom, questions can be classified in terms of the way that people organize and interpret information.Bloom identified six categories of questions.Why is it important for active learners to be able to ask appropriate questions for each category? What are the implications of the questions?

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Question 2

Questions of interpretation, as described by Benjamin Bloom, include relating things in time sequence, which is called___________.

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Question 3

For most important problems, one viewpoint is not adequate to provide a full understanding.

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Most complex problems require multiple perspectives and approaches to fully comprehend and address. It is necessary to consider multiple viewpoints and gather diverse opinions and expertise to arrive at comprehensive solutions.

Question 4

Throughout Chapter 2, the author expresses in several places what is necessary for you to become a critical thinker.In your own words, explain how your personal history and emotional makeup enter into the process of being a critical thinker.

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Question 5

Analyzing important issues through dialectical questioning is called the____________.

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Question 6

Relating events in a way where some events bring about other events is called____________.

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Question 7

When a broad social issue - individual rights, environmental pollution, or child custody - intrudes into our lives and moves from the abstract to the personal, we must consider our opinions of them as complex issues through background knowledge and integrated thinking and language abilities.Do you think most people do this? Or are they more likely to take their opinions from the media? Why or why not? What dangers do you think the media pose as a source of unexamined personal opinions?

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Question 8

The author tells us that if someone questions why you see an issue the way you do, you probably respond by giving reasons or arguments you feel support your beliefs.Why do you think the author says this? Do people usually act defensively when questioned about their beliefs? Why do you think they do or don't act defensively?

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Question 9

Combining ideas to form a new whole or come to a conclusion, making inferences about future events, creating solutions, and designing plans of action require questions of_________ .

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Question 10

Thinking critically does not take place in a social context.

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Thinking critically involves analyzing and evaluating information, which often stems from interactions with others or information presented in a social context. Our beliefs, biases, and perspectives are shaped by our social environment, so critical thinking must also consider the social context in which information is presented.

Question 11

When you learn something new, you must integrate __________into your existing knowledge, which means you need to make connections.

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Question 12

Thinking critically requires that you think________ .

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Question 13

On page 54 of the textbook, the author mentions the concept of the Socratic method of instruction.How do you think that works and why do you think it works?

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Question 14

When using questions of application, we take knowledge or concepts we gained in one situation and______________.

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Question 15

Active learners expand their knowledge by integrating new information into their existing knowledge.

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Active learners actively seek out new information and integrate it with what they already know to expand their knowledge.

Question 16

When you arrive at a perception, your reasons and the evidence that help support your views are taken from various authorities, references, factual evidence and_________ .

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Question 17

Thinking critically involves actively using your thinking abilities to attack problems, meet challenges, and___________ .

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Question 18

Being able to listen and exchange ideas, a process of give and take, of both advancing our views and considering those of others is called___________ .

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Question 19

You know you have thought through your ideas and beliefs when you are able to explain them.

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If someone is able to effectively explain their ideas and beliefs, it indicates that they have taken the time to process and organize their thoughts, and are able to articulate them in a way that can be understood by others. This shows that they have likely thought through their ideas and beliefs thoroughly.

Question 20

Bloom's schema of classifying questions does not take into account the way people organize information.

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Bloom's Taxonomy, which includes a schema for classifying educational goals, indirectly considers how people organize information by categorizing cognitive skills into hierarchical levels, from basic recall of facts to complex evaluation and creation, reflecting a progression in the depth and complexity of thought processes.

Quiz 2: Thinking Critically