Question 1

Subjectivism is the view that truth is a matter of social or cultural opinion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Critical thinking is marked by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   consistency
B)   completeness
C)   clarity
D)   All of the answers are correctE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 3

Precision is an important critical thinking standard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Self-interested thinking is a form of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   sociocentrism
B)   short-term thinking
C)   emotive thinking
D)   egocentrismE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Superiority bias is the tendency to overrate oneself, which means to see oneself as better in some respect than one actually is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

_____ is the tendency to conform, often unthinkingly, to authority or to group standards of conduct and belief.

Accepted Answer

A)   The lemming instinct
B)   Sociocentrism
C)   Conformism
D)   AuthoritarianismE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Relativism rules out the idea of moral progress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Amber notices that a few currency notes are missing from her purse kept on her coffee table. She immediately holds Lily, the housemaid, accountable for it because the previous housemaid who was from the same village as Lily had stolen money from Amber's house. In this case, Amber's thought process reflects _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   superiority bias
B)   hasty generalization
C)   narcissism
D)   relativistic thinkingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Relativism _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   makes it impossible for us to correctly criticize our own societies' customs and values
B)   All of the answers are correct
C)   makes it impossible for us to correctly criticize other cultures' customs and values
D)   can lead to conflicting moral dutiesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

The following statement is an example of _____. "This generous pension package benefits me; therefore, it's good."

Accepted Answer

A)   sociocentric thinking
B)   self-interested thinking
C)   superiority bias
D)   group biasE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

_____ is the tendency to overrate oneself.

Accepted Answer

A)   Vanity
B)   Superiority bias
C)   Egocentrism
D)   SociocentrismE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following reflects group-centered thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)   group bias
B)   egocentrism
C)   the herd instinct
D)   sociocentrismE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

According to Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, the availability heuristic describes the common tendency to make an estimate based on an initial starting point and then fail to adjust sufficiently from that starting point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The fact that there is deep disagreement about ethical issues shows that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethics is just a matter of opinion
B)   None of the answers are correct
C)   there is no objective truth in ethics
D)   there is no right or wrongE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is true of tribalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   The emotion is usually pronounced during periods of stress or perceived threat.
B)   It is considered to be a form of superiority bias.
C)   Extreme tribalism is easy to recognize as it is usually a conscious and voluntary emotion.
D)   It refers to individuals dissociating themselves from their social group.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

College tends to emphasize higher-order thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Logical inconsistency involves saying or believing two or more things that cannot all be true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Conformism is the tendency to see one's culture or group as being better than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 19

Wishful thinking is the tendency to accept and defend beliefs that accord with one's own self-interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Uncritical thinkers tend to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   base beliefs on mere personal preference or self-interest
B)   think illogically and draw unsupported conclusions from evidence and data
C)   All of the answers are correct
D)   be closed-minded and resist criticisms of beliefs and assumptionsE) None of the above
F) A) and C) C

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Which of the following reflects group-centered thinking?

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According to Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, the availability heuristic describes the common tendency to make an estimate based on an initial starting point and then fail to adjust sufficiently from that starting point.

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The fact that there is deep disagreement about ethical issues shows that _____.

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Which of the following is true of tribalism?

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College tends to emphasize higher-order thinking.

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Logical inconsistency involves saying or believing two or more things that cannot all be true.

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According to Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, the availability heuristic describes the common tendency to make an estimate based on an initial starting point and then fail to adjust sufficiently from that starting point.

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The fact that there is deep disagreement about ethical issues shows that _____.

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College tends to emphasize higher-order thinking.

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